Norhtwave Custom Sails Heads to the San Francisco Bay area !

northwavesails · Joined: 13 Jul 2000 Posts: 26

Its still cold here in the gorge area, so.....
Northwave is headed down to the Bay area for an extended weekend of sailing. May 8th, 9th, and 10th.

Come join in on the fun at Crissy Field and hear about what's new with the American made custom sails.

...Or feel free to just test ride one of the many new 2009's, that will be available for Demo.

-We look forward to seeing you there!

dogalone · Joined: 10 Apr 2000 Posts: 113

hey, glad to see you on here
because i was somewhat stymied
after seeing a "made in China" label
on what had been touted as "...these
are the only production sails currently
being made here in the United States"

what's with that??

HeyYou · Joined: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 36

boggsman1 · Joined: 24 Jun 2002 Posts: 9120 Location: at a computer

Its the material panels that are made in China. they are shaped and put together in the Gorge.

johnl · Joined: 05 Jun 1994 Posts: 1330 Location: Hood River OR

I can vouch for that. I have about 7 NW sails, and 3 of them were made last summer while I was in the Gorge in about 5 days. Kind of hard to ship from China....

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

They had some of their sails made in Sri Lanka for a few years centered around 2001 or so via a closely monitored arrangement by Blake (NW founder). Before that and since about 2002 or 3 every NW has been hand-crafted in Hood River.

Mike \m/

dogalone · Joined: 10 Apr 2000 Posts: 113

right; i know: it must have been a counterfeit tag that was sewn
into the seam of the one i saw

3-phase · Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Posts: 481

As far I have been informed. If a product has a "made in China" tag on it, it is made in China. Nothing to do with the Monofilm, x-play or panel. Many performance Sails contain 75 % products made in Germany, USA and Japan like Monofilm, X-ply and the mast Sleeve Material.
So a Sail "made in China" containing 75% products from USA, Japan and Europe is still made in China. The added value in China is the cut and sawing. With a 3D mold the cut and sawing can be almost perfect in quality and tolerance. Overall that sail would be a 25% China Labor and 75% World products Sail for fun in live on a Windsurfboard.

Laughing

Jurg

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victor · Joined: 03 Aug 1998 Posts: 581

By law, anything manufactured in a foreign country must have the county of origin conspiciously marked regardless of where the materials used in construction are from.

Assembly is considered as "substatial transformation". thereby making a sail sewn in China with U.S. thread and Japanese monofilm "Made in China".

It is very unlikely that anyone would put a Made in China tag on a sail sewn in USA.

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

Jeez, guys ... just phone 'em and ask, as I just did.
Sri Lanka and Hood River.
Period.
Dy'a think you could POSSIBLY be mistaken, Dogalone?
It's either that, or they're lying.

Mike \m/