Smooth Sailing for Third Generation Family Business with NetSuite and Bronto

Posted by Hayley Null, Manufacturing Industry Marketing Lead
What do you do when your boat needs new sails for the 1969 Cal 20 National regatta and local sailmakers can’t make them in time? For Jim Grant, founder of Sailrite, the answer was clear: buy the materials and DIY. After making his own sails, Jim ended up placing second in the race, sparking interest from other sailors wanting to know where he got his sails. It was then when, Jim, a Professor of Political Philosophy at Claremont McKenna College at the time, began selling a collection of how-to manuals on sail making, and Sailrite was born.