It's winter in North Carolina and that's when I try to order sails so as to help fill in the sailmaker's "slow" season. I've been trying to get a hold of Whirlwind now since May. No one answers the phone or responds to voicemail, texts or email having made half a dozen or so attempts. Does anyone know what's going on? Is Chip still in business? I need a jib summers a coming 😕
Wow, that’s N Carolina? I was looking into that as a winter home.
I’m up in S Alberta today, on the edge of the Rockies. I can walk across my lawn in my socks & not get them wet.
My cats are stacked, skis are de riguer.
E C Hilliard
Nacra 5.7
Bombardier Invitation
leeboweffect wrote: It's winter in North Carolina and that's when I try to order sails so as to help fill in the sailmaker's "slow" season. I've been trying to get a hold of Whirlwind now since May. No one answers the phone or responds to voicemail, texts or email having made half a dozen or so attempts. Does anyone know what's going on? Is Chip still in business? I need a jib summers a coming 😕
I don't know anyone there, but I have used C&C Sails in Houston for a couple of decades now. I was just there Friday fixing my trampoline, so I know he's in business.
He replied to one of my emails a few days ago. Maybe you just aren’t cool enough…
Edited by tamumpower1 on Feb 02, 2022 - 12:06 AM.
tamumpower1 wrote: Maybe you just aren’t cool enough…
Likely the reason man...Just not part of the in crowd...Not hip, not with it man...Not turned on, tuned in or dropped out man...
Edchriss177 wrote: Wow, that’s N Carolina?
Yes, it's aweful here DO NOT COME... Stay where the mounties can protect you (or the Canadian truckers). :-O
It took me 6 months to get a furling jib for my 16 from another vendor, which they claimed was in stock. Its tough out there. Hope you get a hold of Chip, he made me a Gcat 5.7 jib and shipped it out in less than a week, but that was before all this supply chain nonsense hit.
Ill throw a second tag for C&C sail makers out of houston. Hes making my prindle 19 mx suit of sails
Hes making my prindle 19 mx suit of sails
Pulling out all the stops for mid-winter?!
carbonc wrote:
Hes making my prindle 19 mx suit of sails
Pulling out all the stops for mid-winter?!
No, only for the nationals
leeboweffect wrote: Does anyone know what's going on? Is Chip still in business? I need a jib summers a coming
UPDATE
Chip is alive and apparently well, just overwhelmed with business and facing material/delivery shortages like everyone else. I got a jib ordered and it should be delivered some time in the first week of April.
Chip is alive and apparently well
GOOD!
I got a jib ordered and it should be delivered some time in the first week of April.
Did he verify what year? 😆
MN3