SAILSetc Web site

Welcome. If you have visited the SAILSetc site before then you may notice that there are some changes to our product range since 2001. Some of the product codes have been altered so please beware of this if you are intending to re-order items you have purchased before.

Site overview

The Web site is, at the moment, primarily an on-line partial catalogue of the SAILSetc product line.  The other sections of the site provide information about us, about current developments at SAILSetc, and about ordering from our mail order shop.

Because the site is under development, only the fittings and parts from the "paper" catalogue are featured.  Also, the site is only a catalogue, you can't yet buy on-line.  All prices are in GBP and include VAT.

The menu choices are shown at the top of every page.  An available choice is shown as a black menu item.  Some menu choices are not available, and are shown greyed-out.  When selected, a menu item is shown in bright red with its available sub-menu choices shown below it.  Otherwise, the menu option for the section of the site you currently are in is shown in orange.

Copyright and fair use

We are pleased to provide drawings, photos, and information on the site, and hope you find them interesting and helpful.  All of the material on the site is copyright, however, and is not available for any other uses. You may use this site and its materials solely for personal, non-commercial purposes.

The small print

While every effort is taken to ensure the site is accurate and up to date, its contents are provided without warranty or representation of any sort. Your use of this site is entirely at your own risk.  We make no representation whatsoever about any other web site which you may access through this one. A link to a non-SAILSetc page does not mean that we endorse that web site. Always take care that materials downloaded from any Web site are free of viruses, worms, trojan horses and other items of a destructive nature.

Abbreviations

Yacht classes:  36R = 36 inch, IOM = International One Metre, M = Marblehead, 10R = Ten Rater, 6M = Six metre, A = "A" class, AC = America's cup.

Other abbreviations:  GBP = unit of currency Pounds Sterling, VAT = value-added tax, POA = price on application, t/c = thickness to chord ratio, ie = that is, eg = for example, etc = et cetera, ca = circa or approximately, dia = diameter.

Credits

The very existence of this web site is due to the enthusiasm of Lester Gilbert. Lester has been a constant encouragement to go down this route and without his interest, assistance and impetus it would not have been possible. We hope he has enjoyed his involvement in producing something which we think is rather special.

The large scale and detail design work has been provided by Jan Dejmo. We are grateful for his input without which this site would be less attractive and easy to use than it is.

Contributions have been made by Lester's students working on courses in Information Technology, Communications, and Computing at Canterbury Christ Church University College. We are grateful for their input, and to the College for supporting their work.