At some time soon i will have to replace Inanda’s running and standing rigging, the running rigging is easy and i only have to decide how low-stretch to go.  Some people advocate keeping everything a bit on the low-tec and ‘give-y’ side claiming that old boats shouldn’t be cranked up hard with modern lines.  I don’t believe in that as it’s more likely to be able to keep sails flat with…

Feel the force diagram.

My post ‘Ping’ got quite a few comments, at least one of which was along the lines of not understanding what i was talking about.  Well that’s situation normal for me whenever i am talking or writing .    I did realise that not everyone will not intuitively grasp what i am talking about with rigs and the compression/staying forces created by the standing and running rigging so i thought to…