Dinghy development: sailmaker survey type thing

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Topic: sailmaker survey type thing

Posted By: gbrspratt
Subject: sailmaker survey type thing
Date Posted: 07 Nov 16 at 8:56pm

If its OK.... can you have a quick look through the survey below and put yes for all that you recognise/know. This isn't a popularity contest, its purely to help with a project on advertising and commercial awareness

http://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwMImwzIfA4SzyPFqfyBhQmEsZU7u0JKlkXSDTBOfAULP1yg/viewform" rel="nofollow - http://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwMImwzIfA4SzyPFqfyBhQmEsZU7u0JKlkXSDTBOfAULP1yg/viewform

cheers!

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Posted By: Old Timer
Date Posted: 07 Nov 16 at 10:25pm

Got half way through and gave up, sorry but it is too long.

Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 07 Nov 16 at 10:38pm

Really?! It took about a minute to complete.

Posted By: andymck
Date Posted: 07 Nov 16 at 11:24pm

Wasn't one a tractor company?

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Andy Mck

Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 08 Nov 16 at 7:04am

Done.

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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686

Posted By: gbrspratt
Date Posted: 08 Nov 16 at 7:07am

Thank you all who have done it so far, over 30 of you.

Posted By: gbr940
Date Posted: 08 Nov 16 at 7:55am

yep - done :)

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RS400 GBR1321

Posted By: gordon1277
Date Posted: 08 Nov 16 at 9:02am

Done
I am sure some responses will be location based.

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Gordon
Lossc

Posted By: Ardea
Date Posted: 08 Nov 16 at 9:13am

Yes to those I recognised, but several are logos I've seen on other peoples sails but don't have a clue who they are.

Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 08 Nov 16 at 10:05am

It's an exact example of the need for good graphic design, style and how badly it is lacking in this cottage industry. There were some hideous and by and large pointless logos amongst that lot and it's no wonder in forty years of studying sails and sailmakers I've missed as many of them, true it's largely a local thing, but boats travel and carry their sailmakers logo with them so unforgiveable to invest nothing in your company name style.

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Posted By: SUGmeister
Date Posted: 08 Nov 16 at 10:55am

No McNamara Sails? The original X sails?
http://mcnamara-sails.co.uk/" rel="nofollow - http://mcnamara-sails.co.uk/

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Simon SUGmeister
I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.

Posted By: JohnJack
Date Posted: 08 Nov 16 at 3:24pm

No Speedsails either. Would have been better as a guess the logo to see who knows what tbh. Would have been a bit of a fun challenge, (obviously you would have to remove the name from some of the logo's) bit like that spreadsheet that was doing the rounds with all the logo's of beer etc on it, spent hours on that

Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 08 Nov 16 at 3:50pm

It's a good question for club quiz nights, that and class symbols.

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Posted By: Sam.Spoons
Date Posted: 08 Nov 16 at 3:54pm

All those with a name work for me, I could easily find the company on the internet if I wanted to buy one of their sails (possibly with the exception of Lennon Sails who's logo is, oddly, two upper case N's). OTOH, the only one of the seven without that I confidentially recognised was Neil Pryde.

Posted By: Wiclif
Date Posted: 09 Nov 16 at 8:32am

Completed survey - eventually, on my PC.

Had a couple of goes last night on my iPad but in both cases the drop down menu failed to appear/respond on one sailmaker (different one each time) and results consequently failed to send

Posted By: Steve411
Date Posted: 09 Nov 16 at 9:22am

Originally posted by andymck

Wasn't one a tractor company?

Yes it was!

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Steve B
RS300 411

https://www.facebook.com/groups/55859303803" rel="nofollow - RS300 page

Posted By: PeteM
Date Posted: 11 Nov 16 at 8:37am

I didn't see Alverbanks or Rush - although Tim Rush is now at North I think. Also Speed Sails - I bought the most fabulous Fireball Kite from Speed in the early naughties - set beautifully.