Randy,

I’m surprised you got rope.  From my experience with West,  I would assume that 
if you ordered Spinnaker sheets, you would be sent new linens for the V-Berth 
with pictures of pretty sailboats printed on them…

Years ago in a different employment situation, I toured dyWest Marine’s 
warehouse facility in Hollister, CA.  There is absolutely no resemblance to a 
marine store.  PFD’s are set on pallet racks next to fenders, boom vangs, and 
designer sandals, with no apparent order and the folks picking orders have 
likely never seen a marina let alone have any knowledge of what they’re 
shipping.  They will also stock only one of the specific item that is ALWAYS 
sold in pairs, just so you either need to drive to another store, or wait until 
it comes from their distribution center.

 

>From what I understand, West is a great place to buy Stand up Paddleboard 
>accessories and Yeti coolers, but not all that helpful for the sailor.

Chuck Gilchrest

S/V Half Magic

1983 Landfall 35

Padanaram, MA

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Subject: Stus-List West Marine is So Funny

 

To take advantage of West Marine’s 50% off sale on yacht braid, I asked for a 
new set of spinnaker sheets for Christmas.  Gave my family the exact specs, 
links to the web page, etc.  Here it is verbatim from an email on 11/24/17:

 

I would like to get some new spinnaker sheets for Grenadine.

 

West Marine is having a 50% off sale on yacht braid through Monday: 
https://www.westmarine.com/buy/new-england-ropes--solid-color-sta-set-polyester-yacht-braid--P002_071_001_004

 

Here are the specifications of what I would like:

* 60 feet of 3/8”, solid green

* 60 feet of 3/8”, solid red

 

At the sale price of $0.79 per foot, that’s $47 per sheet.

 

You can order online from West Marine’s website, and ship for free to the local 
West Marine store for pickup.

 

So, I open the gift on Christmas morning, and my daughters have to explain to 
me that West Marine sent all 60 feet of the green line, but only 14 feet of the 
red line.  They’ll ship the remaining 46 feet of the red line separately, 
according to their shipping statement :)  Lol.

 

Happy New Year,

Randy Stafford

S/V Grenadine

C&C 30-1 #7

Ken Caryl, CO

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