I had not been in the forecastle long when the sailmaker appeared outside the open door. He had been forward for something or other, and was returning to his room, which was aft, under the break of ...

The sailmaker does not improve matters often, for his feeling is for his art, and he considers them beyond the pale of appreciation of such as he. So the Sailmaker of the Washaway, for want of human ...

Crack open a sailmaker’s toolbox and you’ll find a few key instruments needed to create a sail by hand. Fabric, scissors, and an industrial sewing machine are a few of them, but sailmaker Francois ...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Lowell North, a pioneering sailmaker who won an Olympic gold medal and four world championships in the venerable Star Class, has died. He was 89. North suffered a stroke Saturday ...

MOBILE, Alabama-- Thomas S. Dabney, a Gulf Coast sailmaker who contributed to successful America's Cup designs early in his career but choose to return to Mobile to start a family business, died July ...

In a quiet textile workshop in northern Germany, far from the dangers and turmoil of war, Syrian refugees Mohammed Alsahani and his son Yousef measure, cut and stitch sailcloth to precise designs. The ...

One of the world’s top sailmakers is moving out of its longtime Milford home to join Bridgeport’s new seaport development Steelpointe Harbor. North Technology Group, parent company to North Sails and ...

The Boothbay region, a mecca of boatbuilding, now has a new sailmaking business. Lincoln County News reported M&H Bartles Sailmakers has set up a sail loft in Boothbay. Owner Mike Bartles previously ...