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Rig Your Boat Weekend Workshop Sponsored by Fisheries Supply
June 27 -28, 2009 Seattle Yacht Club Outstation Elliot Bay Marina , Seattle Special Guest Speaker – Carol Hasse Port Townsend Sails Splicing Wand Instruction Manual FREE! Download for Double-Braided Rope (1.4 MB PDF) 2 New DVDs, 2 New CDs and 3 New Tools in stock These do not yet have their own page in the catalog.... In the meantime - call in your order or just email retail@briontoss.com. and we will ship right out.
Splicing Wire Rope DVD $29.95 25 Basic Knots DVD $27.95 Two New Tools - in stock 8" TC Marlinspike, Annodized - $40 10" TC Marlinspike, Annodized - $50 photos by Joseph Lombardi, Ships Surveyor Brion and crew worked in Honolulu last summer down-rigging the 266 foot Falls of Clyde .
She is the only surviving iron-hulled, four-masted full rigged ship, and the only surviving sail-driven oil tanker in the world.One of the first Matson ships - Falls of Clyde was built in Scotland in 1878. She still lays at the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii Update* - in September 2008, the ship was signed over to "Friends of the Falls of Clyde" ... more at www. friends of the falls of clyde.org
More about the 2009 WORKSHOPS click on the Education link above For registration call 360.385.1080 or write to office@briontoss.com |
Hope you will spend some time clicking about. Our most popular pages are shown below as blue links. And, if you find yourself in the Northwest we hope you will stop by our Rigging Loft and Chandlery. We are located in the historic seaport of Port Townsend, Washington within a stone's throw of shipwrights, sail lofts, a canvas shop,machinists, and a full service haul out facility. CATALOG link is on the bar above . There you will find Brion's great rigging tools, books, dvds,and mast climbing gear. Having a problem placing your order ? Need special shipping? Please write office@briontoss.com.
Better shipping rates for retail sales! we have come to realize that the UK, Australia, and Canada and a most European nations have few problems with delivery so tracking and UPS/FedX is not really necessary. So, we would be glad to ship First Class International Mail with a certificate of mailing to prove we sent it and when, and pass the saving on to you....your choice. Street addresses only - no PO Boxes Let me know if this would work for you when you order -just write a note in the special instructions section of the order form. SPARTALKThe best resource for up-to-date help with rigging questions. PUZZLERget into the competion! FAIR LEADSBrion's Forum - nifty, unusual info, as well as reprints of published magazine articles... FAN MAILRead what others say about BTYR. EMAIL LISTSign up to hear about specials and upcoming events. RECOMMENDED SITESUseful rigging related web sites.
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Upcoming Events********************************************* *********************************************
It's held in our front yard! Come meet Brion and Gordon ... check out our Rigging Shop,and all the great Rigging Gear, Tools, Brion's DVD's & Books, Tshirts, Harnesses, new ceramic rigging knives, and, of course talk Rigging! We're the Red Awning - Sail Loft Building Shop open for festival - only during these hours: Friday & Saturday 9am - 4pm - Closed Sunday - M/V LOTUS 100 th Birthday Celebration!
Lotus is 100 years old this year - come see her at the Center for Wooden Boats 4th of July Festival or go see her now - www.mvlotus.org See you on the water! |
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