New and Used Sails in Stock

Most sails in our inventory are used but we also stock new sails built for some of the most popular boats. There are any number of reasons for sails to wind up in our inventory. I have purchased new sails from a manufacturer that is changing sail makers for the next model year and from a property owner who found them in a garage when a tenant moved out. Used sails might have been traded in on new, new might have been built for a customer who never picked them up, or a boat owner might have traded them in when converting from hank on sails to a furling system or
visa versa.

Condition Ratings

I personally evaluate each sail as it comes into the loft. Sails are rated new / like new, very good, fair and useable. New and like new are just that. A sail rated very good will be crisp and sound with little wear, over 75% life left. Good will be a strong useable sail with at least 50% of it's life left. A fair sail is still structurally sound but no longer crisp, shows signs of wear and often has lost some shape, 25% +. A sail rated useable is usually that and no more. Weakened, somewhat stretched out of shape, maybe not pretty but good for a season or two of use yet. Sail ratings indicate structural condition only. Purely cosmetic flaws are not considered in the condition rating but are listed in the notes section in
the inventory

Contacts

Loft hours: 10:00 am - 5:30 pm EST
Otherwise by Appointment
Porpoise Sailing Services
7060 15th St. East, # 12
Sarasota, Fl. 34243
Phone 800-507-0119
Phone 941-758-2822
Fax 941-758-2979
E-mail PorpoiseSailing@Yahoo.com

E-mail problems: I answer all emails within 24 hours. However, I also use a very tough firewall and have had a few problems with emails not getting through to me. If you don't get a response to an email sent to me, please assume I didn't receive it and call me at 1-800-507-0119. Thank you!