The rigger's apprentice

About this book

The Riggers Apprentice is not just another knot book even though the knots a sailor needs are all here. Nor is it a survey of rigs for the subject is rigging itself: its principles and procedures. Seizings lashings double sheet bends grommets wire splices handybillies--all these are traditional techniques whose usefulness is valid even on modern high-tech boats. Toss tells how to replace an entire gang of rigging--measuring choosing appropriate wire turning soft eyes leathering and serving. And if you are a bluewater voyager youll feel secure in the knowledge that should a shroud carry away far at sea youll be able to repair it.