1. Contender supply sailmakers all over the world with a full range of sailcloths for modern sail design

2. Michael Buckley’s Moon Travel Handbook on Vietnam says: “Halong is one of the last places where junk sails are still handmade by families of sailmakers.

3. Then the sailmaker would carefully cover each hole with a square inch of Irish linen frayed at the edges and with a Brushful of dope make our aircraft 'serviceable' again within an hour." Lewis, Cecil