It’s not often that we run into someone that is as obsessive about making sure the details are right when working on Morgan’s Cloud as we are. Jay Maloney is one of very few people that we trust to do the job right without us having to look over his shoulder. We have called on Jay for our rigging needs for many years now and have always found his work to be extraordinary.
John was born and brought up in Bermuda and started sailing as a child, racing locally and offshore before turning to cruising. He has sailed over 100,000 miles, most of it on his McCurdy & Rhodes 56, Morgan's Cloud, including eight ocean races to Bermuda, culminating in winning his class twice in the Newport Bermuda Race. He has skippered a series of voyages in the North Atlantic, the majority of which have been to the high latitudes. John has been helping others go voyaging by sharing his experience for 25 years, first in yachting magazines and, for the last 20 years, as co-editor/publisher of AAC.
I was hoping you were going to reference Jay.
He is the best. Smart, honest and a delight to work with. In sharp contrast to a lot of the money grubers who will take you for an expensive ridd.
Maloney Marine is now Maine Yacht Center. Still the same place but different ownership. http://maineyacht.com/blog/2023/4/6/maine-yacht-center-acquires-maloney-marine-rigging
Hi Rolland,
Yes, Jay and I have chatted about this a couple of times. He will be with the company for another 9 months.
And the good news is that Mike, who has worked with Jay for years, and has the same dedication to quality, will be running the shop going forward.