The Shore Files: The Sail Makers

Walk into the CAMPER shore base and the most obvious thing that confronts you is the large sail loft.

The work of CAMPER’s sail makers Matthew Hibbard and Richard Kiff is essential to the boat’s on-the-water performance and the two often work long hours fixing and repairing sails damaged during long and hard usage at sea. With all Volvo teams strictly limited on how many new sails they can use during the race the need to keep sails going for as long as possible is more important than ever before.

Here’s a quick look then at the work of the CAMPER sail making team.