discarded sails are repurposed into stylish summer totes

During a bareboat charter in the British Virgin Islands last summer I was amazed how gracefully sails endure saltwater and strong winds. Sea Bags based in Maine turns sails like those at the end of their useful life into cool bags, pillows, home accessories, and most recently even surfboard shorts. The company encourages recycling by trading bags for retired sails that are then repurposed into eco-friendly and fun designs. Or instead a donation can be made to SailMaine and The Sea Bags Scholarship Fund where children learn to sail. All bags are locally handmade at Sea Bag’s design and manufacturing facilities close to and inspired by the waterfront wharf in Portland, Maine. The sails made from durable Kevlar, Mylar and carbon fiber come from all over the world. Often bold graphics of existing sails dictate a style direction. Original star sails where used to create the first Starbags that were then followed by replicates of the design. My favorite sturdy and water resistant bags are the Custom House Gull Totes with blue or metallic designs and white rope handles as well as the Sword Tote with black rope handles. Sea Bags reduces material waste as much as possible by turning leftover scraps from the cutting process of the giant sails used for bags into placemats, coaster, and change purses. Each bag is double layered so that older, less white sailcloth can be used for the inside. Naturally every bag made of recycled sail is a one of a kind.

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A bag for a sail! That is a fantastic idea. Hope more people could come up with such ideas to make our surrounding more eco friendly.