Rigging Note

Nordkapp To Stockholm…..

...... in an inflatable 13' catamaran. That all adds up to approx. 1350 NM and 45 days. I like that every day he ends with setting up camp and sleeping ashore. This might be the...
Read More

Rigging Note

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Click Image to Learn More About This Painting From us here at The Rigging Company! ~SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.....
Read More

Rigging Note

Vendee Globe Week 5

We are trying to keep up with the predominantly French sailboat race, the Vendee Globe Challenge 2012-2013. This is truly the only regatta that is harder than the Volvo Ocean Race. Twenty racers began the...
Read More

Rigging Note

A Year in Review, Extreme 40’s

....taking a look back at some of the highlights from this years action. Enjoy! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjIcB0ah2nc&w=560&h=315]
Read More

Rigging Note

Remember: Banque Populaire Breaks Around the World Record

Just taking a look back at the mega multi-hull Banque Populaire. In January it was official, the massive tri-maran had broken the 'round the world speed record; 45 days, 13 hours, 42 minutes and 53 seconds....
Read More

Rigging Note

Extreme 40’s Hit Brazil

These are the highlights from act 8 in beautiful Rio De Janeiro. Torben Grael, skipper of Team Brasil and home town hero could not make it happen. Leigh Mcmillan of The Wave Muskat takes the double and probably has...
Read More

Rigging Note

Antarctica is Beautiful

I found this on YouTube and found it quite relaxing.......even the cheesy elevator music. This is a beautiful boat and a beautiful sailing destination. Although this isn't the typical  warm tropical paradise it is definitely on my list of...
Read More

Rigging Note

The Greatest Sea Story Ever Told

Picture Taken Aboard the "Nimrod" in one of the many earlier explorations of the South Pole. From Left; Frank Wild (Second in Command Aboard "Endurance"), Earnest Shackleton (First In Command Aboard...
Read More

Rigging Note

Something of a Different Flavor

We don't usually post about something like wake-skating as it is not really sailing related. Being that this sport gets very little publicity, I figured I'd share. I mean, it is a water sport after all and...
Read More

Rigging Note

Clipper Around the World Race

It's a Volvo Ocean Race for amateurs. Anyone can compete. You can race the whole way-round or just do a leg or two......or three, pretty cool. The new boats (the 70 foot version) for the...
Read More