‘In practice it’s a nail-biting process, akin to having a very large tooth removed’
You don’t truly know your boat until you’ve re-rigged her. In our 12 years of full time sailing we’ve completely replaced all our standing rigging wires twice and a few shrouds are now on their third round. Through these changes we’ve learnt an awful lot about what I’ve come to think of as the ‘dark art of rigging’.
Yes, there is meant to be a