Steve’s son, Tim, took over ownership of Sperry Tents and incorporated it separately from Sperry Sails in 1996. Today, Sperry Tents is still a family-owned enterprise, with Sperry Fabric Architecture, helmed by Steve’s other son, Matt, producing the tents and Tim overseeing the provider network both across the country and abroad. And while the company has welcomed new manufacturing technologies and canopy shapes, it continually prioritizes classic, timeless fabric designs.
Sperry Tents Eastern Corridor, founded by Christian Beaulne in 2016 upon his return to his native province after more than 10 years of service as Head of Tent Operations for various Cirque Du Soleil Productions around the world, is Canada’s first Sperry Tents office. Headquartered in greater Montreal, it serves Quebec City, Montreal, and Ottawa, from the Charlevoix region to Prince Edward County.
1976
Steve Sperry establishes his sail loft, Sperry Sails, on Hiller Street in Marion, MA.
1979
The first-ever Sperry Tent, designed and built by Steve Sperry, is born.
1992
Tim and Matt Sperry, along with three friends, fix up a hurricane-wrecked 41-ft. boat and sail it around the world.
1996
Tim Sperry separates Sperry Tents from Sperry Sails and operates it as a rental company servicing southern New England.
2006
Matt Sperry replaces Steve as president of Sperry Sails and launched Sperry Fabric Architecture, a new division of Sperry Sails devoted to the manufacturing of tents and custom structures.
2008
Both Sperry Tents and Sperry Fabric Architecture move from Marconi Lane to a sustainably built post-and-beam barn in Rochester, MA.
2011
Sperry Tents quickly outgrows the downstairs space in the barn and moves to a larger warehouse in Wareham, MA.
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Sperry Fabric Architecture manufactures each and every Sperry Tent using a combination of new and time-tested techniques.
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The Sperry family’s sailmaking heritage is still evident in the tent materials and designs.
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Just as he did for the first Sperry Tent, founder Steve Sperry mills the support poles for Sperry Tents at his 1930s-era sawmill on his property in Rochester, MA.