Comments on: Rigging failure http://sailhelp.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/rigging-failure/ Yacht sailing tips Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:36:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Sticky http://sailhelp.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/rigging-failure/#comment-2729 Sticky Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:05:39 +0000 http://sailhelp.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/rigging-failure/#comment-2729 What a lot of people do not realise is that metal does fatigue. How often do owners inspect their rigging other than with a pair of binoculars? What a lot of people do not realise is that metal does fatigue. How often do owners inspect their rigging other than with a pair of binoculars?

]]> By: Bill Giles http://sailhelp.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/rigging-failure/#comment-2722 Bill Giles Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:48:31 +0000 http://sailhelp.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/rigging-failure/#comment-2722 I was sailing on a Nic 55 when we had a forestay break in the middle of the night. The bang was such that it sounded as if we had hit something very large and hard. Fortunately the genoa halliard, staysail stay and staysail halliard were man enough to keep the mast upright. A turn downwind relieved more pressure on the other rigging and we returned to a safe harbour without any problems. The boat had only just had new rigging fitted but it was the bottle screw which failed. It could be that this was quite old and had fatigue failure. Moral of the story - when you change the rigging don't forget the fittings. I was sailing on a Nic 55 when we had a forestay break in the middle of the night. The bang was such that it sounded as if we had hit something very large and hard. Fortunately the genoa halliard, staysail stay and staysail halliard were man enough to keep the mast upright. A turn downwind relieved more pressure on the other rigging and we returned to a safe harbour without any problems.

The boat had only just had new rigging fitted but it was the bottle screw which failed. It could be that this was quite old and had fatigue failure. Moral of the story - when you change the rigging don’t forget the fittings.

]]> By: Sticky http://sailhelp.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/rigging-failure/#comment-2657 Sticky Sat, 06 Oct 2007 20:55:16 +0000 http://sailhelp.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/rigging-failure/#comment-2657 If you go to this website you will see a picture of what I mean. http://www.roma.co.ae/rig_wrc.html Hope this helps. If you go to this website you will see a picture of what I mean.
http://www.roma.co.ae/rig_wrc.html

Hope this helps.

]]> By: David Briggs http://sailhelp.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/rigging-failure/#comment-2641 David Briggs Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:56:07 +0000 http://sailhelp.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/rigging-failure/#comment-2641 Rigging failure - I often think about this but what are 'bulldog clips'? I only know these as clips for keeping sheets of paper together? Regards Rigging failure - I often think about this but what are ‘bulldog clips’? I only know these as clips for keeping sheets of paper together?
Regards

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