Blog entries for: On The Water

Sunbrella to the Rescue!

This photo comes from Sunbrella fabric designer Sara Hall.  While working her way back from a dive in very choppy water, their group completely lost engine power on the boat while quickly approaching a concrete pier.  Thanks to the quick thinking of Algrove “Smitty” Smith of Grand Turk Diving Co., they unhooked the Sunbrella Jockey Continue reading →

Inspiring Hues…The Power of Orange

Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful, and since we’ve no place to go, let it snow! let it snow! let it snow! Let’s recharge our batteries and move forward toward spring with the latest lively reddish orange, Pantone Tangerine Tango color of the year for 2012. “Sophisticated but at Continue reading →

Galatea Makeover: Webisode #4

Over the past few weeks, we have watched as the Mason’s sailboat, the Galatea, was renovated using Sunbrella fabrics. And now, the transformation is complete! Among the changes were new interior seats made of Sunbrella Linen Sesame that helped to make the cabin feel more spacious and accent pillows to add a pop of color Continue reading →

Galatea Makeover: Webisode #3

We continue the renovation of the Galatea sailboat this week with the fabrication process. In this week’s webisode, fabricator Pam Tregoning took great care in making the new Galatea cushions.  Pam’s detailed measuring process ensured that the cushions were a perfect fit for the seat before any fabric was cut and the cushions were put together. Continue reading →