Brandt Fatz

S/V Chloe, Nordic Folkboat S/V Priya, Ericson 38

I've been a client of Port Townsend Sails for many years and have purchased a total of seven sails from the loft. These sails give flight to the cruising dream, carrying my friends and me up the Inside Passage and down the coast to Mexico. The Ericson 38, Priya, has her main, genoa, #3 jib, drifter, and spindrifter from the loft, and the Nordic Folkboat, Chloe, has a main, genoa, and spindrifter. Chloe had still-serviceable 30+ year old Hasse & Petrich sails when I purchased her in 2019, and got her new main and genoa in 2024...

Chuck Raby

S/V Aurora

Just wanted to share this photo of Aurora, wing on wing under headsails. Yesterday was the first opportunity for me to set the sails this way and, other than the trial and error of setting it up, it worked very well. We didn’t have a lot of wind but it performed much better than a broad reach under main and genny. Given the sea state it would work better with two poles but we found a point of sail where the boat stabilized and the unpoled sail stayed full. I am delighted with the performance of all the sails under the various conditions I have encountered.

Don Woodhouse

S/V Thin Ice
Tartan 37

...When it was time to get new sails there was no doubt in my mind that I would return to Port Townsend Sails. I also had to recut the drifter to run on a Code Zero furler. 

This summer my journey to the ice was completed with stops in Princess Louisa, Desolation, Ketchikan, Wrangel, Petersburg, Juneau, Hoonah, and finally GBNP. But that wasn’t the end. I sailed (solo) outside of Chichagof and Baranof Islands, Sitka, and Haida Gwaii before heading for home.

I was proud to fly my new(er) PTS sails and they proved to be the reliable and sturdy performers that I have relied on for seven years now.

Christoph Wildisen

S/V Maggie

BCC 28 #100

I am very happy with the new sails. This summer, I sailed more than 1,500 miles in a wide variety of wind conditions, from strong winds to calm seas. The different sails perform very well in all conditions. It always makes me happy to see how well the sails are positioned and how they push the ship forward. I wish Port Townsend Sails all the best—you deserve it.