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(That's the name of the boat - honest!)
Chris Benedict can certainly be called the descriminating sailor. He builds high-quality boats and chooses his sailmaker accordingly. Chris won the International 14 West Coast Championship at Clear Lake and is off to Europe for the 14 Worlds.
Pineapple Sails is proud to be Chris's sailmaker.
Like Chris, you can benefit from the latest technology, the finest materials, and our unfailing commitment to service. Pineapple Sails will never compromise craftsmanship and boat speed for quick construction and mass production.
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The Jensen family spends much time sailing. They find sailing an inspiring recreation in which the family can participate together, and among the most rewarding of family duties.
The Jensens have owned their Cal 39 Sangvind for more than ten years, and while the boat had not changed much, the family had.
With the enlarged and strengthened crew and recognizing that they had put a good number of TransPacific and Mexican ocean races under their belts, the Jensens decided to get a new boat.
Deciding on a new boat is quite a project in any democracy, be it a political or a domestic one. The new boat would have to be durable, since they would expect to own her for at least ten years, like the Cal 39 she must be a suitable family boat, and she must be enjoyable to race on the long ocean races.
She should be fast and fun to sail, while also being suitable for a few weeks in the Delta. After much contemplation and discussion it was agreed upon to have a 48-foot boat built to the design of Bruce Farr.
And so the new Sangvind is born.
The Jensens already had a sailmaking relationship with Pineapple Sails through the old boat; they recognized the deep quality of the expertise which is so readily available from their loft, and realized that the new boat would benefit immeasurably from their professional capability.
Pineapple Sails is proud to be selected by the Jensen family as the sailmaker for Sangvind, and we wish the Jensen family fair and fast sailing.
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Joe Burgin likes to go fishing but he didn't have a boat, so he went to talk to brother Larry who had a 48' sail boat. Maybe together they could get a bigger boat.
Larry Burgin is not new to ocean racing and with the 48' Nalu IV he is routinely represented in the racing circuit, or he was until Joe got his attention.
Eventually they got the whole family involved and bought Oaxaca, a Santa Cruz 50.
The Oaxaca project is deliberate. There is little left to chance, and the boat is continually being refined. Responsibilities are delegated to qualified crew members, and overall progress is orchestrated by the very capable Skip Allan.
To ensure their competitive edge, sails were bought from Pineapple Sails.
They knew of the impressive reputation which Pineapple Sails has earned over the years, and they figured that the sails would be designed and built with more care, that the follow up service would be more comprehensive, and that Oaxaca would win more races as a result.
To date Oaxaca has compiled an enviable record:
Puerta Vallarta Race: Third to Finish behind '84 'Christine' and 62' 'Ragtime' (62' before adding transom scoops), Third Overall, and First of the four Santa Cruz 50's, and an impressive 18 hours ahead of the next Fifty, gaining 10 miles a day on other boats.
M.B.Y.R.A. Natural Bridges Race (29 Starters): First to Finish, First Overall, beating the next Santa Cruz 50 by 10 minutes.
Santa Cruz 50 Spring Championships (4 entries): First Overall, while compiling a 2,1,1,1 record for the series, sailing her way out of some impossible situations to show who is the Champion.
M.B.Y.R.A. Santa Cruz to Monterey (30 Starters, 30 Miles): First to Finish, completing the race in just 3 hours, 20 minutes ahead of the next Santa Cruz 50 - and just ahead of the committee.
Oaxaca is impressive. Her outstanding performance is achieved through the methodical execution of a thorough and comprehensive effort which the Burgin family has put together. Oaxaca has yet to be beaten by 'Octavia' and 'Chasch Mer,' two other well sailed Santa Cruz 50's.
Pineapple Sails is proud to be part of the superb effort put forth by the Burgin family.
Oh yes, Joe almost landed a big one; while crossing the fleet on starboard just after the start he hooked a 38 footer, but the line broke.
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Patient Lady, Paul Fuge's Ranger 29, didn't want to be second best. She was anything but patient.
Paul would regularly buy things for her wardrobe and on Sundays she would step out proudly wearing her new threads. Paul's Lady was special to him and he gave her the very best sails available. She was admired by the sailing folks around Monterey Bay and there were many who would make an effort to keep up with her.
When it seemed like Lady was going to run out of patience altogether, Paul have her one of the very first mylar genoas in all of Monterey Bay.
That was the undoing of Lady's Patience. She was not to be restrained any longer. From that day on she was number one. With her Pineapple Mylar Genoa, she had no match. Patient Lady won the Monterey Bay Championship. Paul's thoughtfulness had made Patient Lady into an Impatient Tiger.
Paul Fuge felt that the single greatest contribution to Lady's startling success was the new mylar genoa.
And we attribute our success in the highly competitive world of sailing to people like Paul Fuge; to sailors who know that it takes a top effort to win in top competition, and who recognize that the individual help they can receive from Richards and vanHeeckeren cannot be matched by any other sail loft; they are sailors who are confident in our ability to design and build durable, high-performance sails and who know that we stand behind our sails with service which is not matched in the industry.
Come by for a cup of coffee and for a look at real sailmaking in action.
Congratulations to Paul Fuge and his Not-So-Patient Lady.
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