The Rigging Handbook Author:Brion Toss Combining and updating the "Rigger's Apprentice" and "Rigger's Locker", this book addresses modern materials and technology while remaining true to rigging's best traditional principles and practices. It is a book which should appeal to anyone who wants the satisfaction and cash savings of stepping their own mast, inspecting and maintaining thei... more »r own rig and tuning their own tailsplices and wire eyesplices. A comprehensive collection of ideas and tips on everything from supplementing winches with block and tackle, to rigging snubbers at anchor, the book should be of special value to bluewater voyagers who want to feel secure in the knowledge that, should a shroud carry away at sea, they will be able to repair it.« less