It is the end of the sailing season here and quite possibly the last ‘Views From Aloft’ for 2013.
Any guesses where this might be?
This was about 1 month ago. Mild weather days like this one are getting harder and harder to come by.
Ranger 30, a slick little old school ride. Long live symmetrical spinnakers. As far as I am concerned 30′ is the perfect length for boats on the Chesapeake Bay.
Thanks for taking a look a the view……..
Stanchion bases are an often forgotten about, yet important, portion of our boat. They are responsible for giving our boat’s lifelines ‘a foot to stand on’ – so to speak. Unfortunately, stanchion bases are also a major reason for soft decks. We (at The Rigging Co.) tend to think this is because of the long fulcrum that is naturally created by the…
As the teams approach the equator in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Â conditions continue to improve as the trade winds arrive. Â Here is just a ‘tid-bit’ on Team Puma and how there wild decision to stray from the pack ended up. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB52Mv_ZNZc&w=560&h=315] Stay up to date on race info at www.volvooceanrace.org
………and it appears the racing action is going to be tight a-top the leader board. In a light air battle, winning the start on the correct end of the line seems to pay a huge roll in such a short course. Enjoy Team Oman Air’s celebration as they stay in contention with only 3 of…
This was back on Halloween day and I’m back up the mast for an inspection. It was a little chilly, more than I’d prefer but…it’s October. I had a great view of the Spa Creek Bridge. We were at the famous Annapolis Yacht Club…J 105 row. Annapolis Yacht Club is still in the early phases of…
From us here at The Rigging Company! ~SEE YOU NEXT YEAR…..
Our Views from Aloft segment made it’s 2014 debut last week at Muller Marine in beautiful downtown Eastport, Annapolis, MD. Here I went aloft using our self hoist. This was a full inspection for insurance, not part of our FREE inspection promo. This type of inspection covers every rigging related nut, bolt and pin via…
Harken Winches WINCH-RADIAL ST ELEC ALL CHROME 12V HORIZ LEFT (3 BOXES)
1 × $4,802.65
Harken Winches WINCH-RADIAL ST ELEC AL 12V HORIZ LEFT (3 BOXES)
1 × $4,068.70Harken Winches WINCH-RADIAL ST ELEC ALL CHROME 12V HORIZ LEFT (3 BOXES)
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Harken Winches WINCH-RADIAL 3 SPD ST ELEC POL BRONZE 24V VERT (3 BOXES
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Merry Christmas, Jimmie.
Dan and Martha
This put a HUGE smile on my face :-0). Thank you and Merry Christmas to you and yours as well from both Sean and I. May 2014 be the best year yet…….