About
From Melissa, Founder and Director of Business Philosophy:
As a sailor and sustainability professional and influencer, I wanted to help the sailing community find a way with less impact. Seeing tremendous steps taken by major race organizations, nonprofits, and foundations dedicated to helping sailors protect their playground, I recognized one particular opportunity. I personally saw magnificent old, and historic sails, a huge material resource, going to waste almost everytime I jumped aboard an exciting ocean race boat- which I have considered sailing opportunities of a lifetime…
I can never seem to ignore our behaviors and constantly strive to facilitate finding a more meaningful way with less impact.
The concept of the brand came from working in the sail industry, becoming a dedicated race fan, observing the sail repurposing production shops and thinking about how to improve on an already fantastic idea- to create an even better story- focus on even more conscious design- promote ocean health awarenesss- model a sustainability program for the global sailing comminuty- and bring to the race fans around the world an extraordinary repurposed sail product, an actual piece of the race!