Ratsey and Lapthorn

Ratsey & Lapthorn is a British sail making company based in Cowes on the Isle of Wight, England and they had a loft in the United States. The loft was on Schofield Street on City Island, in the Bronx.^[1] It is one of the oldest and largest sail maker in the United States.^[2]

^ "Ratsey Taken to Task. Sailmaker Criticised for Accepting Order to Equip Columbia". New York Times. April 30, 1903. Retrieved 2010-11-29. The sensation caused in British yachting circles by the announcement that Ratsey Lapthorn, the English sailmakers, who have an establishment at City Island, N.Y., have been given orders for suits of sails for the Reliance, the Constitution, and the Columbia, can be best judged by an editorial article which appears in The Yachting World of April 30 under the heading, 'An International Contest.'
^ Wade, Betsy (January 23, 1969). "Ratsey & Lapthorn Hunting Abroad for Men to Train Ratsey Company Goes Abroad in Search for Sailmakers. Hunt for Craftsmen Extends to London and Will Soon Reach Italy, Vienna". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-11-29.

[1] "Ratsey Taken to Task. Sailmaker Criticised for Accepting Order to Equip Columbia". New York Times. April 30, 1903. Retrieved 2010-11-29. The sensation caused in British yachting circles by the announcement that Ratsey Lapthorn, the English sailmakers, who have an establishment at City Island, N.Y., have been given orders for suits of sails for the Reliance, the Constitution, and the Columbia, can be best judged by an editorial article which appears in The Yachting World of April 30 under the heading, 'An International Contest.'

[2] Wade, Betsy (January 23, 1969). "Ratsey & Lapthorn Hunting Abroad for Men to Train Ratsey Company Goes Abroad in Search for Sailmakers. Hunt for Craftsmen Extends to London and Will Soon Reach Italy, Vienna". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-11-29.

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