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 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…
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…
Question: How do I maintain my stainless steel standing rigging to ensure that my boat is safe and performing optimally? From the Rigger: Maintaining your Standing Rigging… Stainless Steel Standing Rigging is one of the lowest maintenance components on the modern sailboat. Although desired upkeep is relatively simple, it is 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…
Our riggers have been hard at work preparing TP 52 ‘Patches’ for the 32nd annual Puerto Vallarta Race. Over the last few weeks we pulled the rig and replaced the standing rigging. We had the opportunity to sail her on Tuesday to do our final tuning and were blessed with Read more…
Check out the beautiful new vang we just installed on the yacht Brushfire. We used a custom stainless tube on a Hall Spars Quickvang HSI-QV-D, and the results are stunning. The owners have the boat at Driscolls on Shelter Island and are doing a complete overhaul on this classic 51′ Read more…
It might be raining like crazy in San Diego this week, but our riggers are still hard at work. Stuck in the shop, they are splicing line and working on running rigging.
2015 was a busy year at Rigworks. One of our favorite projects was the retrofit of Gunboat ‘Chim Chim’. Work included Southern Spars K49 standing rigging, a Karver top down spinnaker furler, new running rigging, and a variety of deck hardware including Harken electric winches. Isn’t she a beauty!