Tonight, Wed 5/18, is the BEER CANS KICKOFF PARTY from 6-8pm at the North Sails Loft in Liberty Station, 2829 Historic Decatur Rd, SD 92106. Pick up race packets and pennants and enjoy light refreshments including pasta from Solare and beer from Ballast Point. Rigworks is proud to be a Read more…
Today Max is down at Driscoll Boat Works commissioning a lovely Beneteau 46′. One sailboat, one mast, lots of rigging… this is the kind of jigsaw puzzle we really enjoy!
Rigworks recently assisted in a minor refit of the yacht Circe. This beautiful Sparkman & Stephens 57’ yawl was built by the A/B Neglinge-Varvet shipyard of Saltsjobaden, Sweden and launched in 1950. Her racing career is commendable: 2nd in 1951 Fastnet Race, Winner Class B in the 1954 Bermuda Race, Read more…
We recently wrapped up an emergency carbon mast repair on an Northwind 57 catamaran headed south. Very nice boat and very nice people! Bon Voyage!
Check out these custom Dyneema soft shackles we made for the yacht “Brushfire”. Brushfire has been maintained to the highest of standards, and we feel privileged to get to work on such a beautiful yacht. Read about her on Sparkman Stephens page here: http://sparkmanstephens.blogspot.com/2011/05/brushfire-design-1952.html
We just finished installing a new carbon fiber mast from Hall Spars on this beautiful Alerion 41. Carbon fiber masts are approximately half the weight of aluminum masts, and because the weight reduction is aloft, can increase stability and lower the righting moment of the boat. “Superior tuning, light weight Read more…
Today Dan and Max are over at Driscoll Boat Works re-stepping the mast on “TNT”, a lovely CM 47′. We just completed a level C rig inspection, our most comprehensive inspection, which includes pulling the rig, disassembling all the fittings, inspecting/cleaning/repairing/replacing fittings, spreaders, wire, rod sections, etc. Now that the Read more…
Check this out. We spliced up two new halyard lock strops using FSE Robline’s new Ocean 5000 STS, which is a pre-stretched heat-set Dyneema. The Tylaska snap shackle is clipped to the sail and the stainless bullet locks into place inside the mast. On large race boats the load on Read more…
We are very proud of our recent 5-Star review in Yelp… “I can’t say enough good things about Rigworks. These guys are fantastic. Max inspected my rig on a Friday afternoon and found a significant issue with the top spreader. Despite it being late on a Friday, Robin worked her Read more…
We are happy to have owner Ray Pope back in town after his successful sail to Puerto Vallarta. He raced down on Blue Blazes, the Reichel/Pugh 50 owned and skippered by Dennis Pennell. They were excited to finish first in class (in both elapsed and corrected time) in 4 days, Read more…