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…
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There is a book coming soon
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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…
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…
The Canned Ham Incident, part 2
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When last we left our stalwart adventurers, the preacher with the ecumenical pirate ship had run aground at night off the coast of southern Florida,…
Puzzle Delay
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Hi all, Hi all, I have hit a serious computer snag, and won’t be able to post this week’s puzzle on time. You’ll see it…
Hello all, First I would like to congratulate everybody who wrote in with an answer. It takes courage to risk being wrong, which it turns…
Last week I told of a near-fall while aloft on a big square-rigger. This week’s story takes place some years later, aboard a contemporary sailboat. I…
Entries for the Name That Detune puzzle need to be in by noon Pacific Time, Monday the 28th. Send yours to Puzzle, and qualify to win a Fabulous…
Rigging sometimes means climbing, and climbing sometimes means falling. For all of my professional life, not a year has gone by that I haven’t heard…
Depose the Bowline, Update
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Our search for the best non-Bowline knot has received a gratifying degree of response, and there is still time for you to state your preference.…