Rigging: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about the Ropes and the Rigging, the Winches and the Mast of a Cruising or Racing Boat - Softcover

Fabbroni, Danilo

 
9780470725689: Rigging: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about the Ropes and the Rigging, the Winches and the Mast of a Cruising or Racing Boat

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Everything you wanted to know about the mysterious art of rigging but were afraid to ask.

Rigging covers every aspect of standing and running rigging on a boat, explaining the role of every part and how they influence eachother. Easy step-by-step guides explain how to choose and fit your equipment before going on to describe how to tune your rig to achieve better performance. Alternate configurations are examined and the bewildering array of lines simply explained. Where calculations are used they are kept easy and straightforward to understand.

Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1 - Running Rigging
  • Chapter 2 - Backstay
  • Chapter 3 - Genoa Sheets
  • Chapter 4 - Genoa Cars
  • Chapter 5 - Main Sheet
  • Chapter 6 - Afterguys and Sheets
  • Chapter 7 - Halyards and Reefing Lines
  • Chapter 8 - Standing Rigging
  • Chapter 9 - Spreaders and Mast Tuning
  • Chapter 10 - Winches

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Danilo Fabbroni is an internationally renowned rigger with Harken, the leading global manufacturer of rigging equipment. He travels the world rigging superyachts.

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