A note to my fellow sailors in Maine:

Haitians still have a pressing need for food and shelter as they recover from the massive earthquake that struck in January. As a member of the Maine sailing community, I’m organizing a drive to collect used sails to be shipped to Haiti to be used as makeshift shelter. The rainy season is starting early this year in the Caribbean, so the faster we can get our used sails to Haiti, the better off the estimated 770,000 homeless will be.

Maine Sailing Partners in Freeport is willing to be a drop-off point for your sails, March 5 until March 19, M-F 8:00 to 5:00.
Pope Sails and Rigging, in Rockland will accept sails in the mid-coast area, March 5 until March 19, M-F 8:00 to 5:00.
They will then be trucked to Miami where two organizations, Haiti-Life and Shake-a-Leg, have the infrastructure in place to ship the sails to Haiti.
Please contact your friends, fellow yacht club members, other sailors, anyone you know who might have old, used sails taking up space and ask them to donate to the people of Haiti.
Deadline for donations will be Friday, March 19.

The fine print:
Shake A Leg the Miami collection point, and Haiti-Life, the shipper to and distributor in Haiti are both 501c3 organizations so your donation is tax deductible. Shipping from Miami to Haiti is funded by Project Medishare, also a 501c3.
Any sail will be accepted, other than torn, shredded or delaminated sails.
Please have the hoist and foot lengths available so we can properly tag the sail.

Thanks for your help
John Eide
jeide@meca.edu

Maine Sailing Partners
24 Noble Drive, Freeport, ME 04032
207-865-0850 or 888-788-7245

Pope Sails & Rigging
237 Park Street, Rockland, ME 04841
207-596-7293

Maine Sailing Partners     http://www.mesailing.com/
Pope Sails & Rigging      http://www.popesails.com
Shake-a-Leg     http://www.shakealegmiami.org
Haiti-Life     http://www.haiti-life.org/
Project Medishare     http://projectmedishare.org/

2009 J24 Downeast Regatta Sponsors: Maine Sailing Partners/Vermont Sailing Partners and Hallett Canvas & Sails want you to know that the change in rules for 2009 allow Aramid/Kevlar genoas. Also, to be prepared for the 2009 season, District One Champs on May 15th & 16th and Wednesday Night Racing starting in May; it’s best to place an order soon.

All sail lofts are providing discounts on multiple sails purchased at recession busting numbers so please inquire directly with the contact person at each place for an exact quote.

Keep your money local in 2009 to help support our Maine economy!

Hallett Canvas & Sails 2009 J-24 Sails

Contact: Jonathan Hussey (207)781-7070
www.hallettcanvasandsails.com

1. New Main –Dimension Polyant Dacron Square 245,No Reef, Class legal with Royalty tags, Sail Number, Standard Battens, Vision, Window, Insignia, Leechline, Telltales, Tube Bag
Cost – $1,727.80 ( 13% discount Included in pricing. Discount ends 4/24/09)

2. New Genoa -Dimension/Polyant Flex Aramid Laminate, Glued Seams, Leech and Footline, Sail #,Vision Window, Tube Bag, Cross Cut construction on Genoa
Cost – $1,544.45 ( 10% discount Included in pricing. Discount ends 4/24/09)

New Genoa – Dimension Polyant X-Tech Material, TriRadial Construction, Leech & Footlines, Sail #,Vision window, Tube bag, Glued Seams,
Cost -$1,761.36 ($13% Discount Included in pricing. Discount Ends 4/24/09)

3. New Spinnaker –Tri-Radial Cut, Contender Superkote 75 nylon, Sail #s, sail bag.
Cost – $1,704.05 (10% Discount included in pricing. Discount ends 4/24/09)

4. New Jib –Dimension Polyant SF 280,Glued Seams,Leech and Footline, Sail #, Cross Cut, Tube sail bag.
Cost – $1,141.21 (10% discount Included in pricing. Discount ends 4/24/09)

If you decide to order two or more sails we will discuss further discounts at that time.

Terms:
50% Deposit, 50% due on completion of work.
Maine Tax not included in above prices, where applicable.
Quote good for thirty days.

Maine Sailing Partners/Vermont Sailing Partners 2009 J24 Sails

Contact: Rob Haile (207) 865-0850
www.mesailing.com

1. J24 class spinnaker, triradial Bainbridge AIRX 650 or Contender Superkote 75, sail
number, class rule stamp, royalty tag, sail bag- Cost $1490

2. J24 class mainsail, crosscut Contender 6.52 oz. Polykote, RBS tapered epoxy batten set, spreader window, Cunningham, tack slug, shelf foot, draft stripes, sail number, insignia, class rule stamp, class royalty, tube bag- Cost $1585

3. J24 class jib, triradial Dimension-Polyant 265S HTP plus 6.2 oz. SquareWeave Dacron, RBS tapered epoxy battens, telltale window, vision window, draft stripe, Cunningham, class rule stamp, class royalty, tube bag-Cost $1235

4. J24 class genoa, crosscut Dimension-Polyant Flex 13P 4.9 oz. Pentex laminate, draft stripes, sail number, telltale window, vision window, Cunningham, skirting grommet, spreader patch, class rule stamp, class royalty, tube bag-Cost $1365

J24 class genoa, crosscut Dimension-Polyant Flex 13A 4.9 oz. aramid laminate, draft stripes, sail number, telltale window, vision window, Cunningham, skirting grommet, spreader patch, class rule stamp, class royalty, tube bag-Cost $1675

Multiple sail and recession discounts available!