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Standing Rigging (or ‘Name That Stay’)

Question: When your riggers talk about standing rigging, they often use terms I don’t recognize. Can you break it down for me? From the Rigger: Let’s play ‘Name that Stay’… Forestay (1 or HS) – The forestay, or headstay, connects the mast to the front (bow) of the boat and Read more…

By Rigworks, 6 years ago

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Gottifredi Maffioli Rope at Rigworks

Santa brought new uni-directional SK99 backstay & forestay strops from Gottifredi Maffioli! Gottifredi Maffioli, based in Italy, manufactures a wide range of high quality ropes, braids, twines and twisted yarns made of high tenacity synthetic fibres. Rigworks is proud to offer Maffioli rope here in our store. We can Read more…

By Rigworks, 7 years ago