It's winter in North Carolina and that's when I try to order sails so as to help fill in the sailmaker's "slow" season. I've been trying to get a hold of Whirlwind now since May. No one answers the phone or responds to voicemail, texts or email having made half a dozen or so attempts. Does anyone know what's going on? Is Chip still in business? I need a jib summers a coming



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Hobie 16 (3 formerly)
MacGregor 25 (formerly)
Chrysler Dagger 14 (formerly)
NACRA 5.0 (currently)
High Point, NC
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Wow, that’s N Carolina? I was looking into that as a winter home.
I’m up in S Alberta today, on the edge of the Rockies. I can walk across my lawn in my socks & not get them wet.
My cats are stacked, skis are de riguer.

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Hobie 18 Magnum
Dart 15
Mystere 6.0XL Sold Was a handful solo
Nacra 5.7
Nacra 5.0
Bombardier Invitation (Now officially DEAD)
Various other Dock cluttering WaterCrap
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leeboweffect

It's winter in North Carolina and that's when I try to order sails so as to help fill in the sailmaker's "slow" season. I've been trying to get a hold of Whirlwind now since May. No one answers the phone or responds to voicemail, texts or email having made half a dozen or so attempts. Does anyone know what's going on? Is Chip still in business? I need a jib summers a coming

I don't know anyone there, but I have used C&C Sails in Houston for a couple of decades now. I was just there Friday fixing my trampoline, so I know he's in business.

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Scott

Prindle Fleet 2
TCDYC

Prindle 18-2 Mod "FrankenKitty"
Tornado Classic "Fast Furniture"
Prindle 19 "Mr. Wiggly"
Nacra 5.8 "De ja vu"
Nacra 5.0
Nacra 5.8
Tornadoes (Reg White)
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He replied to one of my emails a few days ago. Maybe you just aren’t cool enough…



Edited by tamumpower1 on Feb 02, 2022 - 12:06 AM.

tamumpower1

Maybe you just aren’t cool enough…

Likely the reason man...Just not part of the in crowd...Not hip, not with it man...Not turned on, tuned in or dropped out man...

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Hobie 16 (3 formerly)
MacGregor 25 (formerly)
Chrysler Dagger 14 (formerly)
NACRA 5.0 (currently)
High Point, NC
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Edchriss177

Wow, that’s N Carolina?

Yes, it's aweful here DO NOT COME... Stay where the mounties can protect you (or the Canadian truckers).

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Hobie 16 (3 formerly)
MacGregor 25 (formerly)
Chrysler Dagger 14 (formerly)
NACRA 5.0 (currently)
High Point, NC
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It took me 6 months to get a furling jib for my 16 from another vendor, which they claimed was in stock. Its tough out there. Hope you get a hold of Chip, he made me a Gcat 5.7 jib and shipped it out in less than a week, but that was before all this supply chain nonsense hit.

Ill throw a second tag for C&C sail makers out of houston. Hes making my prindle 19 mx suit of sails

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Captain Chris Holley
Fulshear, TX
'87 Prindle 19 "¡Hijole!"
'74 sunfish "1fish"
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Hes making my prindle 19 mx suit of sails

Pulling out all the stops for mid-winter?!

carbonc

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Hes making my prindle 19 mx suit of sails

Pulling out all the stops for mid-winter?!

No, only for the nationals

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Captain Chris Holley
Fulshear, TX
'87 Prindle 19 "¡Hijole!"
'74 sunfish "1fish"
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leeboweffect

Does anyone know what's going on? Is Chip still in business? I need a jib summers a coming

***UPDATE***

Chip is alive and apparently well, just overwhelmed with business and facing material/delivery shortages like everyone else. I got a jib ordered and it should be delivered some time in the first week of April.

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Hobie 16 (3 formerly)
MacGregor 25 (formerly)
Chrysler Dagger 14 (formerly)
NACRA 5.0 (currently)
High Point, NC
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Chip is alive and apparently well

GOOD!

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I got a jib ordered and it should be delivered some time in the first week of April.

Did he verify what year?

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