The standing rigg - still standing

Maxime and Gerald were friendly and winched me up the mast yesterday. I needed some distance from the bilge and electric installation work downstrairs. The scope was also to inspect the rigg and take some measurements for the new VHF antenna fitting.

Those kind of sailors, who have everything in supershipshape all the time say that the rigg should be replaced every ten years. Ours is 25 years old and and has gone through six years of ocean crusing including two tyfons! The rigg happens to be the shiniest and finest part of this boat : D.