Gary Felton who is something of an ace marine photographer over in St Thomas has the synthetic rigging bug in a big way...
Most folks who have jumped on the synthetic rigging bandwagon are of the racing fraternity and more likely to be rigging multihulls and other light/super light displacement designs... Not so with Gary who sails a Bristol Channel Cutter designed by Lyle Hess. We'll just say the BCC's are real solid boats...
There is a lot to be learned by following the evolution of Gary's new rig as it develops on the Hess/Sam Morse forum where the Bristol Channel Cutter folks hang out. A must read of the first order... As is Gary's blog devoted to his boat "Shanti" which has a blow by blow and picture by picture coverage of his new Dynex and deadeye rig.
Plans Change, Martinique version
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