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This is a cool, free, family friendly way to participate in the Port Townsend’s biggest weekend of the year. Come on out and enjoy the ride. Click on the Download or Print icon in the upper right-hand corner of the viewer below to view the full flyer.

Port Townsend Rigging helped Sampaguita, and I refit her mast. They came up with this elegant solution to replace the tips on the mast’s spreaders and allowed me the facilities and coaching to finish them. I am very grateful for that. And thanks to Small Craft Advisor and Josh Colvin for republishing this installment. Click HERE to be directed to the article.

Sampaguita has her mast lowered again this week for a port shroud replacement and thorough inspection. The port shroud had some conflict with a sail ring during my Vancouver Island rounding and neither got out unscathed. I decided it was worthy of refreshing and the sailmaker has the sail in hand. I reviewed some of my old video in prepping for today’s lowering. It’s important and easier to not cut corners on… Read More

Thank you to Monica, ‘Lectronic Latitude, and Latitude 38 for publishing the latest Resourceful Sailor installment, The Resourceful Sailor Makes Rigging Alignment a Top Priority, on January 23, 2023. Also a thank you to Port Townsend Rigging for all of their support on the overhaul of Sampaguita’s mast in 2021. Click below for the full story. Thanks for reading. https://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/2023/03/27/#resourceful-sailor-adding-propane-tank-small-boat