Sails

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SHIPWRIGHT'S CO-OP MERGES WITH PORT TOWNSEND SAIL COMPANY
marketplace advertiser THE LEADER

Short article, here are some quotes:

CAROL HASSE

'What we do in our loft is a hand finish that's just very beautiful, but more
importantly than being very beautiful, it protects the sails better from chafe,
makes them more repairable and longer lasting,' Hasse said.
Our reputation grew from sticking with that quality construction and even
though our sails were not price competitive with the offshore or the
outsourced sails because they were built for a person who might want to
sail from Pt Townsend to New Zealand and back.. we've had a niche market
all along', she said.
.. .. ..
'After 42 years of stitching together sails, Hasse plans to take some time off
for herself. Fortunately, she added, most of her sailmaking staff will remain
in the employ of the Co-Op moving forward.

'I am excited that the Shipwright's Co-Op is going to take the helm of the
business I started in 1978, and carry on sailmaking as part of our marine
trades and our working waterfront here in Pt Townsend." she said. They're
going to keep all of our sailmakers employed -- who are highly skilled and
talented and would otherwise be left scrambling for a job.

'Hasse said she planned to use her new free time to work on compiling all
of her professional knowledge of sailmaking into a book.'



From her articles, she is as well a talented writer. What an amazing book
that will be -- from a world renown sailmaker!!