Interview with Ella Vickers of the Recycled Sailcloth Collection

In 1989, Ella Vickers was crewing as first mate out of Newport, Rhode Island on a 12-meter America's Cup yacht named the Columbia.
When it came time to replace the boat's sails, she couldn't stand to see them just be trashed, so due to her own commitment to "going zero," Ella Vickers claimed the discarded sails for herself, took to her sewing machine, and stitched together a new pair of bags.

"The next regatta we did after that was the Edgartown Martha's Vineyard 12-meter regatta, and a couple bought the bags right off my arms!" says Ella. "I had to take out all my personal belongings in order to sell them the bags."

And so a green business was born. The Ella Vickers Company now makes a range of products from recycled sailcloth – duffel bags and shower curtains, dog beds and director's chairs – all produced right here in the United States.

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Website: EllaVickers.com
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