Guest Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 EVOLUTION SAILS NZ, Are looking for a Sailmaker preferably with experience to Join the team in our loft in Ellerslie Auckland. We build sails for a wide range of yachts from Sailing dinghies through to Super yachts and everything in between. The right applicant will be enthusiastic and have good communication skills along with a current drivers license and preferably know how to sail. Please forward you C.V’s to NZL@evolutionsails.com or Call Graeme Robbins on 09 579 6972 to discuss the opportunities. Link to post Share on other sites
Bimini Babe 0 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Is there such a thing as a sailmaker who doesn't know how to sail? If there is, I bloody well hope he isn't building any sails for me! Link to post Share on other sites
RushMan 31 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I have experience but it was a long long time ago and the knees still haven't recovered from Tape Drive sails. Link to post Share on other sites
muttley 0 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 How Many people do you think at North Sails Sri Lanka, Doyle China or China Sail Factory where a good portion of of the sails in NZ have come from in recent years have ever seen a yacht let alone stepped on one. Link to post Share on other sites
Bimini Babe 0 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Which is precisely why I rely on my friendly local sailmaker to build my sails. I can pop in for a beer and watch them being built just a few minutes down the road. Link to post Share on other sites
Grinna 2 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Having recently been to a very interesting technical evening/loft tour at Doyles recently, I was under the impression that the skills in sailmaking have evolved somewhat over the last 10 years or so. No longer is a sailmaker required to design a sail in his head, use his experience and expertise to cut it out freehand and then stitch it together using his experienced eye as a guide. Modern sails are designed in a computer first and then laid out in a virtual environment, panels are planned, marked out, cut and then the actual assembly of the sail requires good machining skills, but not necessarily any knowledge of how a sail works. The skills and experience are still required, but just in different ways. So, if Evolution are wanting someone to assemble and finish sails then, sailing experience isn't necessarily a vital qualifier. Link to post Share on other sites
PaulR 3 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Perhaps someone should ask if they have powered sewing machines or treddle machines as I have used on some boats!! Link to post Share on other sites
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