[Rhodes22-list] Buying sails online...

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Just to add a bit to this thread, I had the following conversation with the Doyle loft in St. Petersburg:

I do have a question: the Rhodes 22 manufacturer, General Boats, has traditionally sourced their sails from Doyle’s Barbados loft.  Do you make this sail in your loft or do you order them from Barbados?

Answer: Correct Doyle Barbados does the production for the sails and we are the regional dealer for them. 


-----Original Message-----
From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of Stephen Staum
Sent: Saturday, September 3, 2022 1:08 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Buying sails online...

I have gotten 2 genoas & a main sail from Doyle in East Greenwich, RI. They
were definitely made on site. He even added a luff pad to my Genoa while I
waited!  The last sail was probably 4 or 5 years ago. The IMF Main cost
$600 & the 130 Genoa was $1,300. Service was excellent. They even repaired
a tear in the Genoa early in its 2nd season at no charge!  The tear was not
their fault but from abrasion. I am very pleased with their quality &
service.

Stephen Staum
s/v Pinafore
Needham, MA

On Fri, Sep 2, 2022 at 3:31 PM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:

> I had a similar experience when I tried to contact several Doyle lofts
> that were relatively close to me.  I finally got a quick response when I
> reached out to the Salem, MA loft.  My contact at the time was Chris
> Howes.  The website shows that he is still there.  Email is
> chowes at doylesails.com.
>
> I ordered a 130% genoa and a UPS.  I never specifically asked, but my
> impression was they were made in Salem.  The labels do not say 'Barbados'
> on them.
>
> Peter Nyberg
> Coventry, CT
> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
>
> > On 2022-09-02, at 14:18:14 EDT, jpd9668 wrote:
> >
> > How did you order from Doyle? I get bombarded with emails from them but
> when I
> > ask for a quote, NO REPLY...CRICKETS!Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S22 5G,
> an
> > AT&T 5G smartphone
> >
>
> --
Thanks and Stay Well,
Stephen Staum
Pariser Industries, Inc.