I've been sewing for sixty years, on top notch machines. I treated myself to a Sailrite for my dream of starting a commercial business. I can't say enough good things about her. Videos and customer service and all the other perks just add to the joy of ownership. Twenty-first century innovation + legacy craftsmanship. One of my sons hopes to some day buy a sailboat, learn to sail, and take on the Northwest passage. I'll loan it to him... but I'd have to come along.