Running rigging is something you tend to take for granted … until it fails, which is what happened during the boat test of Maximus, our Maxi 84 (see PBO February 2023). Fortunately, thanks to XP Rigging, we now had newly spliced mooring lines, halyards and sheets. The turquoise, red and white ropes were so vibrant against the off-white decks. I enjoyed handling them; especially after the coarse UV-damaged lines from before.
There was just one more thing I wanted to do: visit English Braids, the company who made them. We’re lucky in the marine industry to have so many British manufacturing businesses. I’d already seen ’s sail cloth
