sail ID
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sail ID
sails with a stylised "M"as ID- can anybody tell me who made them, please??
AND - Seahorse Sails of Hadleigh (Ipswich) - long gone???
have just acquired a workshop instead of the Garage so this winter all should "come together"
peter
M/R 1067 and 1614
Enterprises 110 and 8539
AND - Seahorse Sails of Hadleigh (Ipswich) - long gone???
have just acquired a workshop instead of the Garage so this winter all should "come together"
peter
M/R 1067 and 1614
Enterprises 110 and 8539
Re: sail ID
The stylised M could be Batt sails, there is an example on his webpage.
Just across the Tamar in South East Cornwall
Solo 4928
Solo 3406
Hit 5 Sold
Solo 4928
Solo 3406
Hit 5 Sold
Re: sail ID
Mountfield? I think their logo was an M also.
Neil could say, I think his HIT has Mountfield sails if I remember correctly
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Neil could say, I think his HIT has Mountfield sails if I remember correctly
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Ed Bremner
CVRDA
Jollyboat J3
Firefly F2942
IC GBR314 ex S51 - 1970 Slurp
MR 638 - Please come and take it away
Phelps Scull
Bathurst Whiff - looking for someone to love it
CVRDA
Jollyboat J3
Firefly F2942
IC GBR314 ex S51 - 1970 Slurp
MR 638 - Please come and take it away
Phelps Scull
Bathurst Whiff - looking for someone to love it
Re: sail ID
The stylised M is definitely Mountfield - Mike MountField, based in Hayling Island and famous as a Fireball Champion. In his heyday he was a popular choice for many classes, merlins in particular liked his spinnakers.
Seahorse sails were in a different league all together - they were one of the most influential performance sailmakers in the UK in the golden era of the 1970s. Austin Farrar had used some incredibly complex maths to develop winning sails shapes - indeed. many of the advances in performance sails at that time came out of that loft - via numerous World Championships victories.
Sadly, long gone
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Seahorse sails were in a different league all together - they were one of the most influential performance sailmakers in the UK in the golden era of the 1970s. Austin Farrar had used some incredibly complex maths to develop winning sails shapes - indeed. many of the advances in performance sails at that time came out of that loft - via numerous World Championships victories.
Sadly, long gone
D
David H
Re: sail ID
Could also be Morrisons if it's a white M in a red circle
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Re: sail ID
i've found Seahorse - now Suffolk Sails of Woodbridge
for both the Enterprises i am missing several 30mm (O/A) jib/piston hanks which i am finding remarkably difficult to locate - can anybody help please!! - new or used!!
for both the Enterprises i am missing several 30mm (O/A) jib/piston hanks which i am finding remarkably difficult to locate - can anybody help please!! - new or used!!
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Re: sail ID
thank you all for your help - shall check and report back - thank you!
Re: sail ID
I have a Mountifield sail for the Solo and aSeahorse sail for Something else - could be the 14, so if you want pics to compare let me know.
The Peril
Agamemnon
Lovely little Cadet
OK 1954
Xena Warrior Princess
Finn 469
Laser 2
Wayfarer World
Agamemnon
Lovely little Cadet
OK 1954
Xena Warrior Princess
Finn 469
Laser 2
Wayfarer World
Re: sail ID
For piston hanks etc. try classicmarine.co.uk who are based in Martelsham, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
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Re: sail ID
thank you Mikey - very ironic - i crew on a Southerly which home ports in Felixstowe Ferry - but winters at Larkmans!! so i know the town well - thanks for that - now i can sort it - peter