Sail makers Plymouth - recommendations please

[ribrage]

I will be heading for Plymouth shortly and will be replacing a couple of sails , does anyone have any experiences good or bad with the local sail makers ?

Recommendations would be good


Thanks in advance

 

[Ex-SolentBoy]

It's only a little bit further.

http://www.penrosesails.co.uk/

 

[yoda]

sailcentre.com well worth a visit/call

 

[sarabande]

Westaways have a lot of secondhand sails, and despite some comms problems earlier this year are making an effort to be very customer focussed. Techncially they seem very good, and some forumites have long, good, experience of them.

http://www.westawaysails.co.uk/

 

[Appledore]

Silk Cut Sails, Mount Batten, Plymouth apparently have a good reputation. Not used them myself, however.

http://www.slikcut.com/

 

[clyst]

Had a very bad experience with Ullman sails over a new sail . In the end I just binned it !! . It was rubbish .

 

[robertj]

It's only a little bit further.

http://www.penrosesails.co.uk/

I had a few quotes from these chaps in the past I think the most expensive of aLl theofts in falmouth area.

 

[Prospect and Sunray]

Silk Cut Sails, Mount Batten, Plymouth apparently have a good reputation. Not used them myself, however.

http://www.slikcut.com/

+1
Have used them a couple of times and they gave very good service.

 

[monkfish24]

Westaways are very good and I have never had a problem with them, put all my sails in to him.

Steer clear of Ullmans, I've seen many poor sails come out of there!

 

[Gazza]

Plymouth sail makers

Another vote for SlikCut - have always give me good service at reasonable prices.

 

[Sequoiah1]

I will be heading for Plymouth shortly and will be replacing a couple of sails , does anyone have any experiences good or bad with the local sail makers ?

Recommendations would be good


Thanks in advance

If you are prepared to come a luittle further east why not try Simon Unwin at Dart Sails and Covers, he used to be Westaways Sails until he sold up to the present mob. Having had expereince of Westaways a couple of years ago I would never go back.

 

[ribrage]

Thanks all

I've spoken to silk cut and they don't deal with larger sails , also spoke to the others and will be getting some measurements taken and prices etc

Thanks for the advice

 

[Marinedrive]

Try Dart Sails and Covers in Dartmouth. Sean who was the sail maker and sail-designer at Westaway Sails left and moved to Dart