UK-Halsey Calvert
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Since 1986, Calvert Sails has been making tough, fast sails for boats ranging from beach cats to ocean racing multihull. The loft has earned a reputation as a creative innovator that turns ideas into success. Owner Dave Calvert began crafting sails since 1972. He brings a wealth of personal experience in sailboat racing and cruising to his design and manufacturing work. The entire team works on the principle that every Calvert sail is a custom sail. There's no lower or higher quality range - every sail has the best possible shape and we match materials and details to your particular application. You can expect quality sails from Calvert Sails and we'll deliver them at a price that may surprise you.
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David Calvert was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1951. He grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida where he began as a sailmaker at Morgan Racing Sails in 1972. In 1976, he moved to Islamorada, Florida where he started Freedom Sails, Inc. Freedom Sails became Calvert Sails in 1986.
During the 1980's and early 1990's, David raced windsurfing competitions and won numerous championships, including two national and one world title. For the last 12 years, he has won 10 national titles in multi-hull,tri-maran sails racing classes, all with sails of his design. Today, Calvert Sails is one of the top multi-hull sail lofts in the United States with numerous wins in every region on the United States and Caribbean.
David became crew on the 125 ft. mega-cat, PlayStation, in May of 2001. He was on board for the world record run from Miami to New York, as well as the Trans-Atlantic record run where the 24 Hour record was also rewritten.
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UK-Halsey Calvert
P.O. Box 1082
Islamorada, FL 33036
Tel: +1 305 664 8056
Fax: +1 305 664 5524
E-mail: [email protected]
Business Hours
Weekdays 9:00am to 5:00pm
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