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Annapolis Rigger Falls Ill
0 CommentsSo I have to apologize to my few readers for the lack of rigging and sailboat related blogs. I had to call in sick last week about Wednesday. Don’t fret however I have recovered and all blogs are a ‘GO’ starting Monday. Thank you for your follows and talk to you soon.
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Come Hang Out With The Rigging Company
The Annapolis Spring Boat Show has arrived it s a beautiful day. A little wind, a little sun, makes me want to go for a sail. Come on down and see local hometown hero, Matt Rutherford and his 27 foot sloop that he used to circumnavigate the Americas non-stop via a northwest passage. Read more…
The ‘Riggers’ of the Sailboat World
Sean Simmons (Partner) Started in the marine industry in 1988 working for Harbor Yacht Rigging in Baltimore, Md as a Riggers ApprenticeĀ underĀ theĀ tutelageĀ ofĀ gentlemanĀ named Tom Snow. Then was later promoted to another job in 1990 at the nearby, Get-a-way Sailing School as the Chief Technician. Around 1993 he was hired at the old Tidewater Marine Center, also…
Views From Aloft
Here we had to go aloft to conduct a rigging inspection after a lightning strike. We installed a new 15″Ā WindexĀ and tang. Spec’d some new Lazy Jack blocks and a new anchor light bulb. ……….. ……nice n’ easy. Okay, can anyone guess where we are? Other than aloft on a sailboat mast of course;-0) It was…
Around the World | Classic Yachts | Cruisers | Home is where the heart is | Modern Yachts | Multihulls | Rigging | Sailing | YachtingThe Rigging Company in the Virgin Islands
We just finished our first trip to Grand Cayman on Wednesday for a full re-rig of a 45′ catamaran. Currently, we are in Tortola at Nanny Cay spec’ing and measuring for some new masts. Despite all of the beauty, there is still lots of wreckage everywhere, mostly complete write offs. It seems rebuilding has been…
Views from Aloft
Our Views from Aloft segment made it’s 2014 debut last week at Muller MarineĀ 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…

