{"id":3876,"date":"2026-07-20T09:21:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T08:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.battsails.com\/?p=3876"},"modified":"2026-09-20T20:24:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T19:24:27","slug":"sustainability-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/battsails.com\/index.php\/sustainability-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability Rules!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We are deeply committed<\/strong> to keeping our wonderful sport as sustainable as possible.<\/h1>\n

Every ‘Batt’ sail<\/strong> is designed, cut and made in the UK at our modern sail loft in Bosham, on the shores of Chichester Harbour.<\/h1>\n

Making sails close to our customer base<\/strong>, from materials sourced as locally as possible,\u00a0 avoiding thousands of unnecessary airmiles and other shipping impacts.<\/h1>\n

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\u00a0<\/h3>\n

Comparable sails at comparable prices<\/strong> are frequently made on the other side of the World, either for or by some of the more prominent UK-based companies, frequently using materials shipped or even air-freighted from Europe.<\/h4>\n

The finished product<\/strong> may well be air-freighted back into the UK to meet delivery promises.<\/h4>\n

Whatever the shipping arrangements<\/strong>, this represents a completely avoidable addition to the carbon footprint of our sport at a time when sustainability and protecting the environment are in such close focus.<\/h4>\n

You might like to ask some other sailmakers<\/strong> where the sails they sell in this country are actually made.<\/h4>\n

You might be quite surprised!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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