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Rigging is often thought of as a dark art meaning many cruising sailors lack the confidence to tamper or adjust rigs when needed.
This eBook aims to change that by splicing together a whole range of little-known gems about rigging, allowing the reader to fully get into the heart of this frequently overlooked subject. The author’s authoritative text will guide you through the practical side of putting a yacht’s rig together by covering various topics in the respective chapters:
- Dressing and rigging a new mast
- Tuning the rig
- Reefing systems
- Marlinspike seamanship
- Care and maintenance
This eBook is enhanced with interactive illustrations, additional content and summaries to give everyone the necessary knowledge to put yacht rigs together and to maintain them. This insight will help bring confidence and peace of mind to all cruising sailors.
'As with all RYA publications, this one is well prepared and presented another quality endeavour …' – Sailing for Southern Africa, April 2014.
