Maritime artisans are a fortunate lot in general; we get to sail in and work on beautiful vessels, and to practice the elegant, intricate arts…
Keeping the Gift Moving
Posted in Rigging News
Brion Toss Yacht Riggers Posts
Rigging Workshop!
Posted in Seminars
If you ever come to one of our 3-day rigging workshops, you will at some point find yourself passing lengths of rope around the room.…
Heaving
Posted in Rigging News
Hi All, Most of the time we use turnbuckles for tensioning standing rigging, and block-and-tackle and/or winches for running rigging, but handwork for fabrication often…
Variety is the Splice of Life
Posted in Rigging News
You never know what kind of boat is going to show up in front of our shop. Last month it was a great big steel…
Three Sheets Northwest, a delightful and widely read online sailing magazine, has just published an enthusiastic review of my ebook, Falling. So it’s not just me…
Our New Rigger
Posted in Rigging
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…
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!
Posted in Rigging
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!
Posted in Recommended Reading
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…