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25 Articles

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Selecting Line for Running Rigging

With informative videos and accompanying discussion, this article walks you through our wide selection and will help you select running rigging that is correct for your application.

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How to Choose Sailboat Winches: Size & Gears

What kind of winches do you need? This article breaks down your options to simplify your choice.

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Snatch Blocks

Learn about the advantages of snatch blocks and their applications including use as jib fairleads, spinnaker sheet leads and more.

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Sailboat Rigging Stainless Steel Guide

This article discusses stainless steel alloys and alerts sailors to the danger of crevice corrosion. You’ll also find a helpful checklist to follow when inspecting your standing rigging.

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The Vang

Boom vangs provide essential safety and twist control for sailboat mainsails. This article includes explanations and some helpful diagrams to inspire do-it-yourself riggers to design a system that works for them.

Sailboat sailing toward sunset

Suggested Cruising Gear

This article will help you prepare for passage making that is both safe and fun.

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Sailboat Winch Handle Selection

This article will get you up to speed on the different styles of winch handles and the features and benefits of each.

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Maximum Working Load for Rigging & Blocks

This article underscores the importance of not exceeding the maximum working load of hardware when designing for an application.

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Going Aloft with the ATN Mastclimber

This article provides guidance on how to safely go aloft and includes a video that demonstrates the ATN Mast Climber in use.

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Sailing Camp Checklist

Read Tom’s account of Kids’ summer sailing camps—where children begin a lifetime of sailing adventures.

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Sailing Fitness Guide | Strength, Endurance & Training

Tom Burden comments on the physical conditioning required to handle the strenuous task of sailing a boat.

Selecting a Whisker Pole

Sailors: Here are some general guidelines for sizing your pole, based on boat length, sail selection and wind conditions.