Today I answer viewer’s question as to the Costs of Cruising in Japan. And a question on the dyneema rigging creep issue. Regards cost of cruising in Japan, this is my own personal take on the costs, based on actually living, cruising and doing work on other peoples sailboats here in Japan. Like the majority …
Is Sailing Japan Very Expensive? And Is My New Dyneema Rigging A Disaster? Read More »
PART TWO: OUR CHOICE BASED ON LOCATION, TIME AND COST This week is part two of our decision to replace our 55 foot Wharram Catamaran’s standing rigging. Sailing and cruising around Japan brings its own rewards and challenges. One of the challenges is trying to do maintenance and replace gear. Japan has all the stuff …
Steel or Synthetic (Dyneema) standing rigging. [SEA JAPAN EP:27] Read More »
Decided to replace our old stainless wire standing rigging with new synthetic dyneema rope using the long bury method and low friction rings. This video is an interview I did with an Australian rigger Peter Grieg.I took this video, with the idea that I would use it as a guide when I did my own …
New Dyneema Rigging. Long Bury Splice how to: Part One. [Sea Japan Ep:26] Read More »
