Dale Bagnell

Dale and Wendy Bagnell’s cockpit canvas project, above, began with a Sailrite kit that included Sunbrella fabric, pattern material, support tubes, fasteners, thread, and sewing materials needed to make a dodger. A bimini, also from a kit, and a panel that connects it to the dodger soon followed. The starting point for the project was a sketch that Dale drew over a photo of MoonShadow, at left, that he took after hoisting the sails to ensure he would allow for sufficient clearance under the booms.

Cockpit canvas one kit at a time

First dodger, then bimini, and then the whole caboodle Issue 109 : Jul/Aug 2016 We were motorsailing north along the rugged California coast, fighting a headwind and a strong current. Our ride became ...

April 21, 2026