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Sometimes Ocean Racing isn’t Racing at All

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODp8xrT5xMg&w=560&h=315] Check out this short little video of the Team Puma during Volvo Ocean Race refueling in the middle of the ocean. Yes that's right, refueling! Well, with a quarter of a mast and...
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Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

See you next week!
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New Catamarans with Wings Bring Excitement for the Whole Family!

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20Exvs8iJpM&w=560&h=315] I have to admit that initially I had my reservations about the new Americas Cup format. I don't really like these radical multihulls. Sailing that fast just removes some of the strategy, tactics...
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Sailing Around the Globe!

 Even though I have no plans of ever becoming a professional sailor, sailing around the world or across an ocean for that matter. This picture will inspire just about anyone. Imagine sailing around the world. That...
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Disaster Strikes Early In The Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuWGtdCRs4o&feature=player_embedded#!] Well it seems that Team Abu Dhabi has some down time. About 5 hours into the start of the race, the VO 70 made to supposedly race safely around the world, experienced mast failure....
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New Business Owner, The Rigging Company, LLP

Jimmie Cockerill has been actively pursuing the marine industry since 2004. He began as a wood worker’s apprentice under the tutelage of Jody Leonard, the owner of Bodkin Marine Service. Jimmie’s initial focus was classic and historical...
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Annapolis Yacht Rigger Will Be Missed!

Sean Simmons — 08/30/1970 — 11/12/2017,  29 years rigging experience, and 35 years sailing experience. Sean started in the marine industry in 1988 working for Harbor Yacht Rigging in Baltimore, Md as a Riggers’ Apprentice under the tutelage of a...
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End Of The Rope !

Thursday, November 10, 2011, the Mid-Atlantic's largest Rigger and Spar Builder, Chespaeake Rigging, Annapolis Spars, Ltd., since 1979, closed its doors! We were all sent text messages the night before telling us to arrive at...
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From Sailing World to Business World

Smell that? That's the smell of another clear day with no breeze. Reminds me of this time last year. Except for, where was I? Ah yes, the Brombachsee in good old Nuremberg, Germany, the BMW sailing Cup,...
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Stunning Day For a Sail!

Well, wish I was out sailing today. Instead it's another day at the office. Today's forecast just to make me more jealous is, Crispy Clear 60 degrees with a slight breeze out of the west. I don't know about...
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