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North Sails has developed an online Q&A where you can submit questions for North's team of sail designers, sail care specialists, and product & performance consultants. We will change personnel bi-weekly so a "fresh" team of experts can answer questions efficiently and accurately within their respective areas of expertise.

We're standing by ready to answer questions within all aspects of sailmaking for both racing and cruising sailors!

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Questions For Sail Designer Get answers from the world's best sail designers	35	37	RE: Rigging Engineering? by Tcepuritis 02 Sep 2010 08:47 PM
Questions for Product & Performance Consultant Ask our product & performance consultants about different sail options for your boat and your sailing conditions.	40	38	RE: Rigging for a new Nor... by NA Veronica 02 Sep 2010 09:35 PM
Questions for Sail Care Expert Your sails are an investment in your boat. Ask our Sail Care experts how to properly care for your sails year-round.	20	20	RE: New Batten Boxes ?? by jamesq 30 Aug 2010 08:27 PM

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	Grant Spanhake, Sail Designer Grant Spanhake is an accomplished and talented sail designer who has a wide variety of experience from one design sails to America's Cup and Volvo Ocean Race sails. Since 1984, Grant has been involved in four Around-the-World races and in 2005 was a Volvo Ocean Race rules advisor. He has been involved with six America's Cup campaigns, including the winning team in 1992, *America3*. He has been sail designer and coach for 3 Olympic teams and is currently working with a British Olympic team for the 2012 Games in London. He is also currently working on new sail designs for a variety of one design classes along with sail plans for several large racing and cruising yachts.


james quinby	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."

Jack Orr© North Sails	Jack Orr, Product & Performance Consultant Jack re-located from North Sails in San Diego, CA to join North's sales team in Milford, CT in 2000. He has been a sailmaker for nearly 20 years and has been primarily involved with the production of new sails. During his sailmaking career he has been involved with every aspect of sail production from design to shipping. He even spent some time working part time for North Technologies building our own M-90 laser plotters. Jack is also an avid sailor and enjoys sailing on every size boat. His easy going manner and integral knowledge of boats and sails make him a key player within the North Sails team.

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