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Annapolis Sailor to Round Cape Horn!

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This gentleman, Matt Rutherford, was originally a customer of the former Chesapeake Rigging. He had asked Chesapeake Rigging for a standard rigging inspection and stated that he had plans of crossing the Atlantic. I never met with him face to face but distinctly remember his request because it wasn’t every day that one of our customers (who I believe happened to be new to boat ownership) threatened to cross the Atlantic. About two years ago or so I was at a post-regatta party and met Matt personally. He was was very nice and invited me back to his boat for some beers. His boat was a very distinctive Pearson but I did not remember him as a customer of Chesapeake Rigging at that time. I recognized the quality of the rigging craftsmanship and inquired as to where the work had been done. At that moment I asked the question, I could answer it myself; this was my handy work. As it turns out, he had just returned from a long hiatus in Africa (which explained the wild animal print interior). Apparently he had also learned a thing or two about fiberglass and gel-coat because the interior had custom fiberglass speaker boxes. He said that it would have been a long trip without a killer sound system. Since then he has taken on other endeavors like a solo northern passage around the Americas. I have stumbled over his story and his blog here. You should definitely take a look, especially if you are into ‘despite all odds’ kind of stories…

UPDATE:

Turns out there was a documentary made about this called Red Dot on the OceanCheck out the trailer…

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The guy is wearing one of our hats throughout the movie. Thanks for the plug Matt!!! Awesome.

There is a theatrical release party scheduled in Matt and our’s home port. Check out and like the movie’s Facebook page for details.

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  1. Wow, small world, good times. You guys wanna to do a “free rigging check” on the Patapsco today? Conditions at FSKM2 as of (11:00 am EST) 1600 GMT on 12/30/2011:
    Wind Direction (WDIR): ESE ( 110 deg true )
    Wind Speed (WSPD): 7.0 kts
    Wind Gust (GST): 8.9 kts
    Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.05 in
    Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.04 in ( Rising )
    Air Temperature (ATMP): 40.5 °F
    Wind Chill (CHILL): 35.1 °F