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…
It’s a Book!
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Brion Toss Yacht Riggers Posts
“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…
This is an advance notice, being sent only to subscribers, that I will be publishing an e-book very soon, called “Falling.” It contains stories, many…
It is 1934. Wallace Carothers, a chemist for DuPont, is at work in his laboratory. He is lean, intense, bespectacled. All around him are beakers…
Winch Winge, the Winners!
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Hello all, The puzzle was dormant for a bit, but re-emerged with “Winch Winge.” Here is how it went: Stage One: In the picture above,…
Rig Survey Part 1: Surveying the Design
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As surveyors, our work is based on the skills and knowledge of others, on lessons learned, often at great expense, given as a gift to…