Pryde sails are made in China.
I half expected remarks from some about buying foreign goods.
I was once in charge of maintenance of a large sewing machine shop in a
large airplane manufacturing company in the US. Most of the sewers
(ah,stitchers?) were asian women (not necessarily Chinese) and they were
fast and hard working and very good.
Just wanted some to know that foreign made is not a problem to me.
Actually, I've been in Hasse's loft and didn't notice any asians nor do I
care.
Gordon


"Skipper" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 3 Sep 2005 07:38:44 -0700, "Gordon"
wrote:

I'm not sure where you're coming from on this . Pryde appears to make
sails
for most applications. I'm interested in a coastal cruising roller furler
of
about 300 sq ft for a Gulf 32.
I realize that for twice the money I could go to Hasse for the same
sail
using the same cloth and cut and thread, the only difference being who
does
the sewing, Chinese in China or Chinese in Pt Townsend.
They even use the same computer program to cut em!
Gordon


The cut of the sails may be the same; they must fit the rig. I have
not seen any other sails like Haase's. If you are cruising, consider
having Haase make your sails. If you are a summer sailor or weekend
sailer, you probably don't need them.

As for the remark about Chinese .... What is that about?
Hard-working, expert sailmakers can be any nationality or race.