Linton Sails

17/12/2025

Sail falls off trailer and goes under the wheel.
Insurance company wants quote to repair.

15/10/2025

Family project that was largely made at Linton Sails.

24/07/2025

A recent art project that came across our floor.
These 'Glass Sponges' are part of an art installation that has gone up in Antofagasta, Chile. The amazing Debbie Fish designed and cut out the sections using pre used shade cloth, which we sewed together.
Check out the whole project. Very cool. www.goldfishcreative.co.nz/chile
These photos were taken by David Goldthorpe.

08/07/2025

Back in the day we would send out a newsletter to our customers. Recently we discovered old copies and have now posted them on our website.
Things have moved on from then and there is a bit of cringe along with the odd gem.

When Linton Sails began in 1997, we would post out a newsletter to local sailors as a way to increase awareness and get business. Recently we discovered old copies and reminisced as we read through them.Some of the information still holds up and is perfectly valid, while other gems haven’t aged as...

22/06/2025

We spent the long weekend up at Peka Peka beach. Not just to relax, but for a bit of a planning weekend and a website update for AQ Bags and Linton Sails. A working weekend, but in a pretty nice spot!
Back in the workshop, I’ve been cutting down old sails, including a retired Optimist sail that's done its dash on the water. Even the smallest sails can be put to good use. That Opti sail has now been turned into a fresh batch of duffle bags and travel slings, all set for the website.
It's always good to make something useful from materials that would otherwise be headed for landfill. If you’ve got old sails cluttering up the garage or tucked away in the shed, please don’t throw them out - drop them to us. We'll turn them into something new.

20/06/2025

Updated the website with OK Dinghy sail page.

Our current OK program started after the 2019 Worlds in Auckland. Luke O’Connell and Steve McDowell called a meeting at the local pub to discuss optimising a sail design for them.The points were that it had to be a one sail program as they had seen too many people caught out with the wrong sail ....

10/06/2025

A bit of a mindless job going on.
Over 2000 toolbags have been rebranded.
Ron not interested in helping out.

13/04/2025

Neo classic with Blackron sails. Beautiful little boat.

23/02/2025

Ron having his site induction and learning the ropes.
He is a few weeks away from being full time.

14/01/2025

A variety of things on the go this year. Having worked through a backlog after Barcelona, new projects keep coming up.

02/10/2024

So I’ve been in Barcelona for a couple of months now. Working at the Youth and Women’s Americas Cup has been a highlight for me, but today I feel like my career has peaked.