Maine Sailing Partners

J/24 Sails

This past weekend Heather Ambrose nosed out Carol Cronin to win the 2008 International J/24 Women's Open Championship at the Beverly Yacht Club with a full inventory of Sailing Partners sails.  Congratulations, Heather and crew.  Here thery are sporting their Vermont Sailing Partners T's.

   

Closing in

The new loft is nearing completion.  Inside, the crew from Patco are putting some white paint on various surfaces, including the great steel skeleton of the building, which, paradoxically, makes the interior seem a little smaller.

Meanwhile, outside the landscapers are doing their best to break up the facade.  A little anemic to begin with, but they will grow...

A little plug in this shot for our contractor. 

Cottage Industry

Here's the facade of the entry to the new loft.  Looks more in keeping with the flavor of our business than the cavernous space inside.

Aurora

Our partner loft, Aurora Sails in Camden, has the most distinctive spinnaker awning (yeah, it could use a good scrub, but still pretty cool):

Proprietors Will Dennett and Jen Iott do beautiful canvas and cushion work (respectively), so beautiful in fact that they have no time to build sails, so last year they became an outlet for MSP sails.

I used to be a Pogo reader in my youth and every time I hear "Aurora", for no good reason I think of this Walt Kelly nonsense anthem:

"Oh roar a roar for Norah,
Norah Alice in the night.
For she has seen Aurora
borealis burning bright
A furor for our Norah,
and applaud Aurora seen!
Oh where throughout the summer
has our borealis been?"