Tucked away in a wooded area on Marrowstone Island near Port Townsend is a small, nondescript loft. Inside, history is being preserved. The Chimenti family is hand-sewing massive sails for large ships ...

Mark Carroll makes repairs to his sail using the ample space and his electric Singer sewing machine at City Dock, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Carroll and his wife were sailing from Houston Texas to ...

News 12 went inside one of the few sail making companies that still exist, and it's right here in the Bronx. The UK Sailmakers have managed to stay afloat on City Island in a specialized industry for ...

History: Jim and Connie Grant started Sailrite in 1969 after they needed sails to participate in a regatta. When a local sailmaker couldn’t make the sails in time, Jim bought the material and made his ...