Sail Maker
General:

Fabricates and repairs sail-cloth.

Tasks Include:
  • analyses sail requirements for type, size and usage of boats
  • calculates sail dimensions using sail-calculation tables
  • computes dimensional allowances for hemming and stretching of sail-cloth and for draft and roach of sails
  • draws full size patterns of sails on floors
  • spreads sail-cloth over floor patterns, marks pattern outlines on cloth and cuts into parts for assembly
  • supervises or performs sewing of cloth to make sails