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Sources and Resources

Riggers are part of a practical community, one that COLLIGO MARINE
includes clients, other artisans, and the people who
design and provide tools and materials. Outside As noted in the preceding pages, Spectra/Dyneema
of this immediate circle, the community extends standing rigging is a big development in contempo-
to include logistical support like shipping, testing rary rigging. The material itself is amazing, but that
labs, and people who handle payroll, and other wouldn’t have mattered much without someone to
vital financial services. Take the community out far do the arduous, involved work of figuring out how
enough and you get Civilization. I will limit myself to apply it to actual boats—how to work out opti-
here to a very few recommendations, but I urge you, mal terminations and tangs, how to measure it so
as a rigger, to cultivate a broad and intricate series that the finished pieces were the correct length, and
of connections. how to address issues like creep, UV, and chafe. The
person who did almost all the heavy lifting on the
topic was is John Franta, of Colligo Marine. John
BRION TOSS YACHT RIGGERS continues to do far more research and development
than seems entirely reasonable, for both running
We still fabricate a limited number of rigs, but and standing rigging applications, and is one of the
nowadays I mostly keep busy as a writer, designer, most refreshingly forthright, modest people I’ve ever
consultant, expert witness, surveyor, and teacher. If known. If you are considering the use of Spectra in
you wish to contact me in any of those capacities, your rigging, he is the go-to guy.
here’s how:
Web site: http://www.colligomarine.com/
Web site: http://briontoss.com/
In addition to merchandise, you’ll find links to
There you’ll find scheduling for workshops and detailed description on materials, characteristics,
classes, and a catalog of everything from books and and uses.
DVDs to tools like our Splicing Wand, Rigger’s Pli-
ers, Point Hudson Phid, Bosun’s Harness, and lots Email: through web site
more. You’ll also see links to setting up consulta- Shop: 480-703-3675
tions, surveys, and, yes, the actual rigging of boats. Address: 1165 Highland Way
Grover Beach, CA 93433
Email: rigging@briontoss.com
Shop phone: 360-385-1080 SAILING SERVICES
Address: 313 Jackson Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368 Of all the rigging suppliers I’ve dealt with, this one
stands out as having the best combination of qual-
ity, efficiency, decent pricing, real-world practical-

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