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| Rig Your Boat |
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Saturday, April 17, 2010 |
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2:15 PM |
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Windward on Washington |
| Speaker: |
Brion Toss, Colligo Marine |
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| Speaker Bio: |
Brion Toss has over 30 years of yacht rigging experience, specializing in rigging cruising vessels for offshore voyages and rigging racers to win with speed and handling . Brion regularly consults for naval architects, boat builders, and yacht owners. In addition, Brion has taught workshops and given presentations on mechanical advantage, going aloft safely, inspecting rigging, tuning rigs, rope splicing, knot tying and many other topics, working with sailors, boat builders, Coast Guard inspectors, the Surveyor organizations NAMS & SAMS, architects, horse trainers, arborists, tree house builders, timber framers, and the National Forest Service, among others. Brion has rigged — and worked aloft in — hundreds of sailing vessels, and has worked at heights in trees, stadiums, scaffolding, and cranes for a vast array of rigging projects. |
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| Details: |
Rig Your Boat For the hands-on-inclined sailor, here is a class in the fundamentals of rigging, from calculating loads to selecting appropriate hardware to performing basic installation tasks. You may not be able to walk out of the seminar and start rigging, but you will have a good idea of the crucial considerations and skills needed to produce a seaworthy rig. Bonus material: Brion will be discussing the benefits of Colligo Marine's all- Spectra standing rigging, "Dynex Dux". This remarkable material weighs a fraction of what steel rigging does, but is comparably priced to steel, unlike other forms of "high-modulus" standing rigging. More information and great rigging tools at www.briontoss.com |
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