Kingston Sail Loft

Kingston Sail Loft Sail manufacturing and repair Now owned and operated by Steve Yates, Sue Fraser and Ali Meller

I may sometimes suggest that any sail can be repaired, though in some cases it may not be worth it, as the repair may co...
03/17/2026

I may sometimes suggest that any sail can be repaired, though in some cases it may not be worth it, as the repair may cost close to, or perhaps more, than what a new sail would cost.

This sail is not worth repairing ...

In addition to the well-known John Clark Shark designs which are available from KSL, we are working on Shark sails based...
03/11/2026

In addition to the well-known John Clark Shark designs which are available from KSL, we are working on Shark sails based on Bob Colborne's Shark experience. These are built in house.

These images are of a light air 180% Genoa and a heavier air 180% Genoa. We may adjust the luff curve on the light air Genoa.

We're looking forward to open water and sailing season so we can try these.

Bob will be racing with Steve Yates, who recently re-acquired Shark 747.

03/06/2026

Sue and Ali returned to Kingston (and KSL) 17 February. We are running out of superlatives to describe New Zealand!

Ali and Bob are at the loft and KSL is open regular winter hours of Tuesday through Friday 9am to 4pm.

Sue and Ali were in the grandstand watching the SailGP Auckland event. The breeze was off the shore, shifty and puffy. In case you have not already seen enough of the horrible crash between the Black Foils and the French team, here is what we saw from the grandstand. Apparently the F 50s were going about 90 km/hr at the time. Two sailors were injured and were taken to hospital, damage to both F 50s was extensive. I don't know how much of the Black Foils F 50 is still useable as the basis for a major repair.

Sue and Ali were in Western Australia where Ali borrowed a 505 and raced the Australian 505 Championship out of Fremantl...
02/03/2026

Sue and Ali were in Western Australia where Ali borrowed a 505 and raced the Australian 505 Championship out of Fremantle Sailing Club while Sue ran three days of Waszp clinics at Royal Freshwater Bay YC.

We are currently touring New Zealand; we’ll be in Auckland for the next SailGP event.

Bob C. is at KSL some of the time. Please all ahead to ensure someone is there before driving over.

Is there much interest in these ILCA/Laser rudder bags? While many ILCA/Laser sailors keep their daggerboard, rudder, t...
01/08/2026

Is there much interest in these ILCA/Laser rudder bags?

While many ILCA/Laser sailors keep their daggerboard, rudder, tiller, tiller extension, mainsheet, etc. etc. in some sort of Laser combo bag (we sell a rather nice one made by Hyde Sails), we have also had requests for ILCA/Laser rudder bags.

This allows you to keep the tiller in the rudder head, whereas storing everything in a combi bag normally requires removing the tiller from the rudder head.

We have made two so far. These take a fair bit of time for us to make, and we have to charge for that time. But if there is enough interest in these, we can have Hyde Sails make a batch for us, and we would be able to sell them at a more attractive price.

So, how much interest is there in ILCA/Laser rudder bags like these?

01/01/2026

Sue and Ali will be out of Canada and not at KSL January 12 through February 17. We will be in Fremantle Australia for the Aussie 505 Nationals and Perth/Fremantle SailGP event, then in New Zealand until just after the Auckland SailGP event.

Bob will be in the loft some of those days. Please call ahead to make sure someone is at KSL before heading to the loft.

A triradial C&C 34 furling Genoa with a UV strip. The luff tension in these images isn't quite right to show the shape ...
12/19/2025

A triradial C&C 34 furling Genoa with a UV strip.
The luff tension in these images isn't quite right to show the shape at the sail luff. Another smooth/fair airfoil shape.

A new furling #1 for a Beneteau 405
12/16/2025

A new furling #1 for a Beneteau 405

A new #1 for a racing C&C 27 Mk3.
12/16/2025

A new #1 for a racing C&C 27 Mk3.

Bolt ropes can shrink!The line normally used in bolt ropes shrinks over time. This can adversely affect sail shape. If ...
11/26/2025

Bolt ropes can shrink!

The line normally used in bolt ropes shrinks over time. This can adversely affect sail shape. If you have lots of wrinkles just behind the luff, or if your sail appears to have a hollow luff curve when spread out, the bolt rope has probably shrunk.

We sewed a new bolt rope to the bottom of the bolt rope on this sail, cut the stitches that held the bolt rope at the tack and reef, and pulled 16 inches of bolt rope into the sail. It looks a LOT better now.

KSL (and our designer) are continuing work on our 505 sails. We have added luff curve to both main and jib, liked the re...
11/18/2025

KSL (and our designer) are continuing work on our 505 sails. We have added luff curve to both main and jib, liked the result, and factored that back into the designs. We were out this past Sunday to look at the jib with the luff curve change, but the winter conditions (very gusty) were not ideal for sail shape photographs.

11/10/2025

A reminder:

Fall Discount on New Sails!
KSL is able to offer a discount on new sails ordered between September 1 and November 30.

We have to have all the details worked out, and the deposit, before November 30...

Call us at the loft - 613 531 9373, or email us at - office@kingstonsailloft.ca for details.

Address

774 Baker Cr
Kingston, ON
K7M6P6

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

6135319373

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