forestay Archives

Standing Rigging (or ‘Name That Stay’)

November 19th, 2019 | by Rigworks

Question: When your riggers talk about standing rigging, they often use terms I don’t recognize. Can you break it down

December 11th, 2018 | by Rigworks

Santa brought new uni-directional SK99 backstay & forestay strops from Gottifredi Maffioli! Gottifredi Maffioli, based in Italy, manufactures a

July 19th, 2018 | by Rigworks

We never get tired of the view from aloft! This is taken from the masthead of a lovely Swan 56′

December 7th, 2017 | by Rigworks

Question: What should I know about genoa furling systems? From the Rigger: If you buy a furler, you will use