PASSING IT ON KATHRYN MAISTO MASTERED HER MARINE CANVAS SKILLS OVER A LIFETIME AND ACROSS OCEANS, AND NOW SHE'S TRAINING A NEW GENERATION. By Jill C. Lafferty I 'm always looking for ways to enhance our product line," says Kathryn Maisto, owner of Fairwinds Canvas LLC, Racine,Wis. "In what we do and what we offer, we have truly maxed out. There is no boat we don't have the ability to do. There is no upholstery job we don't have the ability to do. We've kind of plateaued. That tells me the next step is to take all this knowledge and pass it on." In addition to running Fairwinds Canvas with five employees, Maisto launched the Marine Canvas Training Center four years ago, offering three- to five-day workshops ranging from core fundamentals for beginners to advanced techniques that separate amateurs from professionals. Students come from around the country-with more enthusiasm than she had when her own training began. Maisto learned to sew as a child and even attended "sewing school" at her mother's insistence-an activity that wasn't appreciated by a kid who just wanted to go outside and play. www.marinefabricatormag.com | 23http://www.marinefabricatormag.com