[Rhodes22-list] Buying sails online...

[THOMAS POLISE]

I ordered a mainsail and 130 jib from Doyle Sails in City Island, NY.  (Paul Beaudin) 917-584-5194  He was great to deal with and even put a custom logo on my jib.  

> On Oct 27, 2022, at 3:53 PM, mm.bizlist1 at gmail.com wrote:
> 
> 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.
>