sailmaker

Stitches boat canvas

A sailmaker is a person who makes or repairs sails for boats and ships.

The trade requires skill in working with heavy canvas or synthetic fabrics, cutting panels and sewing them to catch wind efficiently.

Though industrial manufacturing has reduced demand, sailmakers remain essential for custom work and repairs: The sailmaker patched the torn jib before the race.

craft

stitching

Joining with needle, thread

  • needlePointed implement for sewing
  • threadFiber for stitching
  • sewingCraft with needle and thread

canvas · grommet · patternmaking · cutting · measuring · splicing · reinforcement · hemming · mending · repairing

materials

canvas

Heavy woven cloth

  • nylonSynthetic textile polymer
  • kevlarBullet-resistant synthetic fiber
  • polyesterSynthetic petroleum-based fabric

duck · twill · linen · cotton · synthetic · waterproof · ripstop · laminate · woven · bolt

sails

jib

Triangular sail forward

headsail · mizzen · gaff · storm · cruising · racing · furling · batten · leech · luff

vessels

sloop

One-masted fore-and-aft rigger

  • ketchTwo-masted fore-and-aft vessel
  • yawlTwo-masted sailing vessel
  • schoonerMulti-masted sailing craft

cutter · catamaran · trimaran · dinghy · yacht · clipper · barque · brigantine · tall ship · cruiser

rigging

mast

Vessel's sail support

forestay · backstay · shroud · spreader · turnbuckle · shackle · block · cleat · winch · traveler

Categories
Opposites
maritime role hierarchy

sailmakerdeckhand

Ship's manual laborer

able seaman · landlubber · captain · passenger

creation vs. destruction

sailmakersalvager

One who retrieves discards

nautical role hierarchy

sailmakerdeckhand

Ship's manual laborer

cabin boy · swabbie

Family

sailmakers, sailmaking

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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