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A sailor’s worst nightmare: a furler failure at sea. Here’s how we overcame a dangerous situation with quick thinking.
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A sailor’s worst nightmare: a furler failure at sea. Here’s how we overcame a dangerous situation with quick thinking.
At one point, the monster we created weighed more than 300 pounds, but we tamed it into a thing of beauty for bluewater sailing.
Here’s why we chose synthetic rigging for the backstay on our sailboat, Totem—and how it went.
Adjustments made to a Saber 30’s block and tackle and outhaul make all of the difference in sailing performance.
In-mast and in-boom mainsail furlers take the grunt work out of sailhandling and help you set just the right amount of canvas for the weather conditions.
Cruising World and West Marine take to Narragansett Bay to completely re-rig Coco, a pal’s Swan 36.
When it comes to stuff that will take down a mast, a seasoned rigger in the Canary Islands has seen it all.
The Totem crew offers tips for checking the standing rigging and how to spot small problems before they become serious.
When it comes to running rigging, cruising sailors can learn a lot from racers, and in the process maximize their fun while getting the most out of their sails, hardware and lines.
Keep your boat’s mast standing tall with routine inspections and maintenance, followed by a proper tuning.
Cap’n Fatty details all the reasons that he loves the ketch rig aboard his Wauquiez Amphitrite, Ganesh.
Standing rigging keeps the mast in place, but it’s the running rigging that handles all the action aboard a boat under sail.
A sailor’s worst nightmare: a furler failure at sea. Here’s how we overcame a dangerous situation with quick thinking.
At one point, the monster we created weighed more than 300 pounds, but we tamed it into a thing of beauty for bluewater sailing.
Here’s why we chose synthetic rigging for the backstay on our sailboat, Totem—and how it went.
Adjustments made to a Saber 30’s block and tackle and outhaul make all of the difference in sailing performance.
In-mast and in-boom mainsail furlers take the grunt work out of sailhandling and help you set just the right amount of canvas for the weather conditions.
Cruising World and West Marine take to Narragansett Bay to completely re-rig Coco, a pal’s Swan 36.
When it comes to stuff that will take down a mast, a seasoned rigger in the Canary Islands has seen it all.
The Totem crew offers tips for checking the standing rigging and how to spot small problems before they become serious.
When it comes to running rigging, cruising sailors can learn a lot from racers, and in the process maximize their fun while getting the most out of their sails, hardware and lines.
Keep your boat’s mast standing tall with routine inspections and maintenance, followed by a proper tuning.
Cap’n Fatty details all the reasons that he loves the ketch rig aboard his Wauquiez Amphitrite, Ganesh.
Standing rigging keeps the mast in place, but it’s the running rigging that handles all the action aboard a boat under sail.
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