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Tom Whidden
Last Post 03 Feb 2012 08:36 AM by sail2day. 0 Replies.
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03 Feb 2012 08:36 AM  
Hi Mr. Baxter,
I have a question you might be able to help me with concerning Mr. Tom Whidden. I've been reading a book "Ocean Life in the Old Sailing-Ship Days" 1903, by Captain John D. Whidden, Marblehead, Mass. Is there any chance that Tom Whidden is the Grandson of Capt Whidden?
I know this is not an sail design issue and appreciate any assistance you can provide.
Thanks,
Emmett Hebert
Catalina 22 Sport
Abilene, Texas
sail2day@earthlink.net
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 Mark Baxter, Sail Designer
Mark has been building, repairing and designing sails for 36 years, half of them with North. He has applied his knowledge to a successful America’s Cup defense and a winning Volvo campaign as well as a wide variety of boats from small day sailors to Maxis with a special fondness for the 70-foot Sleds of the West Coast. Based in Long Beach, CA, Mark is currently involved in developing North’s next generation of design systems.
   
   

 James Quinby, Sail Care Expert
James Quinby learned how to sail on his father's knee in their handmade Thistle with Egyptian cotton sails. After retiring from the Fire Service in 1994, James started working for North Sails at the 3DL® finishing site in Alameda, CA and was part of the team who opened the Minden, NV facility in the mid 1990s. In 2001, Quinby and his family moved to San Francisco where James became the Sail Care Manager and in his owned words has "enjoyed the opportunity to provide Sail Care for the diverse sailors and sailing craft we have on San Francisco Bay. From Ocean Voyaging Cruisers to elite One Design Racing Classes and everything in between, we are here to help."

  

 Will Keyworth, Product & Performance Consultant
Currently the manager at North Sails in Annapolis, MD, Will Keyworth is a veteran sailmaker who has worked for North Sails for over 30 years. Will learned to sail at West River Sailing Club and was one of the youngest Chesapeake 20 racers to win regattas in his teens. He actively sails with clients in regattas up and down the East Coast and is North's J/105 Class Sail Development (CSD) leader.