Whatever your boat

Contender Sailcloth makes the fabric you need!

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Welcome to Contender Sailcloth

Contender supply sailmakers all over the world with a full range of sailcloths for modern sail design. Woven fabrics are made from our unique Fibercon^® yarns for both cruising and for racing at the highest levels. Spinnaker cloths in every conceivable design, colour and print appear on racing and cruising yachts and have dominated the major regatta’s and other sailing events. Laminates are available for the cruising yachtsman as well as the racing sailor looking for pure performance.

To guarantee the quality of our fabrics, we manage our integrated production process – from spinning the yarn to weaving and finishing. Our dedication may seem old-fashioned but this is the only way we can guarantee the quality of our sailcloth to give you many years of excellent performance.

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Which product suits you best?

At Contender Sailcloth we pride ourselves in offering the best possible advice on the selection of the fabrics for your sails.

Your sail is the result of a ‘co-production’ between your sailmaker and Contender. We maintain continuous dialogue with sailmakers around the world and we exchange experiences in order to ensure that we stay closely in touch with their practices.

Do the fabric advisor

Wovens

Fibercon® is Contender’s range of latest generation woven sailcloth which combines performance with UV endurance. The finishing of Fibercon® fabrics is geared to match your cruising needs or racing aspirations, and every production process is carefully overseen so that you receive a consistent quality of sail.

Spinnaker

Contender’s spinnaker range constitute a unique range of spinnaker fabrics that offer the perfect solution for every type of spinnaker. Winners of major regatta’s and Olympic events have always chosen the superior quality of Contender spinnaker cloth for their downwind sails.