HAPPY HOLIDAYS
From us here at The Rigging Company! ~SEE YOU NEXT YEAR…..
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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 the best finishes for 2012. Great job, Team Muscat! I can’t wait to catch the action next year in Oman……….
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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 places to visit. Enjoy. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WliDLjg5CDg&w=560&h=315]
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Around the World | Incredible ocean | Maritime News | Modern Yachts | Racers | Sailing | Solo Sailing | Vendee Globe Challenge 2012-2013
Vendee Globe Crosses The Equator
Check in with the fleet for day 12 highlights. The weather is still warm, but the competition keeps shrinking as Zbigniew “Gutek” Gutkovski of Energa had to retire from the race due to a non-working auto helm .Thanks VendeeglobeTV for the much needed american translation. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wqiqdLMa-E&w=560&h=315]
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Nordship 430DS
Now this is more like it. I don’t know about you, but I am ready to go for a cruise on this thing. Check out Yachting Monthly’s review of the all new Nordship 430DS. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub22bhf3TYo&w=560&h=315] I like it!
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Super Yacht Challenge
Sometimes it is polite to stare………… ……at Beautiful Yachts! Click this link and get the down low for the regatta next year, it will be quite the event. This is a shot of the beautiful, 180 footer, Marie.
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Views From Aloft
It is that time of year. Here we have another one of our FREE visual safety inspections. Another beautiful day (as we only like to climb masts when it is nice out ;-)) and definitley one of our most beautiful ‘Views From Aloft’. This is a very nice Mason 44 – love these boats. Thanks…
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Extreme 40’s, Niece
Haven’t seen much from these guys lately, but the Extreme 40 Series is still going strong. The fleet saw some good action off of the southern coast of France this week, in the beautiful city of Nice. With a challenging start, a.k.a. crash, Team Edmonds de Rothschild had to make some repairs after day 2. The…
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Allures 45 Yacht
Is this boat truly the ‘all in one’ blue water cruiser? The boat seems well equiped. The cabin seems spacious and well lit. It has a shoal draft and centerboard. …..and it aluminum! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkwBY-CGHcA&w=560&h=315] Well, we like it. Tell us what you think.
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Views From Aloft
Just another day at the office. Here I had to go aloft to take a perfectly good internal halyard that went to a brand new rope clutch and make it external. Don’t ask me why, it is just what the customer wanted. As we always say “as long as it is safe and functional”, it is…
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Keeping Up with the Cup – San Francisco
After winning his fifth Olympic gold medal and just a short month of preparation under his belt, Ben Ainslie and the J.P. Morgan BAR crew, have taken to the race course. An early lead in the first race led to a 17 second victory, with a third place finish in the second race, making them the series’ overall…
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Views From Aloft
Here we had to go aloft to conduct a rigging inspection after a lightning strike. We installed a new 15″ Windex 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…