Taskers

Experienced international sail maker, Matt Tasker, has returned to Taskers in Perth. Matt (no relation to the business founder, Rolly Tasker) has recently returned to Perth after working in the sail making team for the Alinghi Americas Cup Challenge.

Having trained as a sail maker in the United Kingdom, eventually working for North sails , Matt travelled around the world eventually arriving in Perth in 1998. By 2002 Matt was working for Taskers in the sail loft in McCabe Street, North Fremantle.

In 2004, the desire to be an integral part of the Alinghi Americas Cup campaign became too great, so Matt and his wife headed to Spain.

After gaining invaluable experience work in perhaps one of the most advanced sail lofts in the world, Taskers are delighted to have Matt back in the sail loft as a most important team member of the yacht sails manufacturing team.

TREVOR HELLIAR

America’s Cup veteran, Trevor Helliar, has taken up the Managing Director’s position at   Taskers. Trevor has worked internationally with various Cup syndicates – most recently supervising engineering, maintenance and mast construction for Italy’s Luna Rossa Challenge. Before that he worked with the Prada Challenge, One Australia, Spirit of Australia and Task Force 87 (Kookaburra II and III) in Australia’s defence of the Cup off Fremantle in 1987.

CRAIG HUDSON

Businessman and veteran yachtsman, Craig Hudson, has joined Taskers to lead expansion of our Shade Sails division. Taskers was a pioneer in shade sails and Craig will lead our team to ensure clients in commercial, industrial, mining, recreation and domestic environments receive practical, innovative and cost-effective shade sail solutions. Apart from his extensive history in business, Craig is an experienced offshore racer here and overseas, having competed in events such as the Fastnet Race. He has represented the USA and New Zealand in the Australia Cup match racing series and currently crews a Division 1 yacht out of RFBYC.