Kraken Sails is proudly based in Australia and fully Australian Owned. As an Australian-founded Sail Making company we don’t pay any brand licensing fees to international brands.

Like every modern sailmaker, we operate in a global economy—materials are sourced worldwide, and advanced manufacturing techniques are used across the industry. But where it truly counts, we’re Australian.

Our founding customers are Australian. We race in Australian waters. And we believe that if Australian sailors trust us with their sails, then we should be contributing back—to Australian roads, hospitals, and schools.

Our home clubs are Royal Geelong Yacht Club, Royal Yacht Club of Victoria and the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria, and we’re proud to be supporting them with our personal time as committee members, as well as with financial sponsorship of their local events.

For us, it’s a matter of integrity. We hope that integrity shines through in everything we do.

That’s right—Ryan and Christie aren’t sailmakers, and they’ll be the first to tell you that. But what they bring to Kraken Sails is something just as important: the ability to see the forest for the trees.

With years of experience in business and operations, they have the insight to create efficient processes, hire top talent, and maintain a focus on quality and innovation. Their strength is in understanding the bigger picture—bringing in the right team, streamlining production, and ensuring that everything works together seamlessly.

But beyond their business expertise, Ryan and Christie are passionate adventurers and sailors themselves. They’ve been on the customer side of things, racing in some of the world’s toughest conditions and truly understand what sailors need. That perspective has shaped Kraken Sails from the ground up, ensuring that we’re not just making sails—we’re crafting solutions for real-world sailors.

So while Christie and Ryan may not stitch sails, their leadership, experience, and genuine passion for sailing ensures that Kraken Sails is a company driven by purpose, backed by excellence, and built for the adventurer in all of us.

No—and here’s why.

The reality is that nearly every sailmaker, even the biggest Australian lofts, relies on offshore production in some form. The difference is that we’re upfront about it. Modern sail manufacturing requires specialized equipment, controlled environments, and high-tech processes that simply don’t exist at scale in Australia.

What truly defines an Australian sailmaker isn’t where the fabric is stitched—it’s where the expertise, design, and service come from (and which country we’re paying tax in). At Kraken Sails, our sails are designed by Australian professionals, for Australian sailors, and tested in Australian conditions. We keep high-skill jobs like sail design, performance tuning, and customer support right here, ensuring that Australian expertise drives every sail we build.

If anything, we’re making high-performance sails more accessible to Australian sailors, keeping local racing fleets strong and competitive. That’s the future of Australian sailmaking—and we’re proud to be part of it.

It might seem convenient to buy a sail that’s “ready to go” at a low price, but a sail that simply fits isn’t the same as a sail that works.

We once raced offshore on a yacht with a mainsail that, on paper, had the right luff, leech, and foot lengths. It could hoist to full height and had outhaul range, so technically, it “fit.” But that’s where the fit ended. It was a cross-cut Dacron sail with a soft leech that fluttered uncontrollably in anything over 15 knots, shaking the entire rig. Its draft was too deep and too far aft, making it nearly impossible to depower—even when reefed. What should have been a basic delivery sail had been sold as a racing sail for offshore conditions, and it simply wasn’t up to the job.

Sail shape, structure, and fabric selection are just as important as dimensions. A triangle with the right three sides doesn’t make a sail that can get you upwind. A poorly designed sail isn’t just slow—it can be a liability. That’s why Kraken Sails takes a design-first approach.

We may offer off-the-shelf options for certain one-design classes in the future, but for now, we’re focused on building sails that are right, not just sails that fit.