Hi, The days of large crews are in the past for me, but we still work on quite a few rigs, and we still work…
Our New Rigger
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Brion Toss Yacht Riggers Posts
Falling, my e-book about life aloft is finally out, so it is time to share some of the kind words that other authors are saying about…
“Falling” Drops on the Seventh!
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Hello all, My new e-book, Falling, is about working aloft. It features true stories about bungy jumping, industrial rigging, parachuting, sailing vessels, and more, and you can…
Pre-Orders Rising for “Falling”
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Hello all, Thanks to all of you that have already pre-ordered my new book Falling. It is about lessons learned aloft, and it publishes on the 7th…
It’s a Book!
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Hello all, My new E-book, Falling, is now available for pre-order. You can find it at Amazon, and soon from Apple as well. Falling is a collection…
“Falling” Is Almost Here
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Hello, The blog has been on hiatus, but I have been busy preparing a little E-Book for publication. It is called “Falling,” and it is…
Rig Survey Part 3: Surveying the Components Cracked swages, chafed rope, corroded fasteners, deformed shackles, these are the kinds of things that most people…
Weird Wire Puzzle: the Answer
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Last week’s rigging puzzle was about breaking stuff. Here is how it went: The manufacturers of a new type of wire rope terminal conducted…
Guest Essay: Time Out of Time
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I will continue the Rig Survey series next week.. Meanwhile I urge you to take a break from all things nautical, and join philosopher and…
The manufacturers of a new type of wire rope terminals conducted a destruction test. This test resulted in the sample of wire rope breaking at…