This is the introductory segment of the full 120 minute video. Master Rigger, Brion Toss demonstrates the technique and art of splicing wire rope using 7 x 7 wire featuring the Liverpool Eye Splice.

Miss T is a 29 ft sailboat, designed in 1969. This is the trailer for Episode 1 of a video series that documents the vessel's rebuild by owner, filmmaker, and journalist, Peter Hammar who sails out of

TRAILER: Legendary sailing rigger, Brion Toss, gives a master class on how to climb your mast, and safely and efficiently go aloft on a sailboat to survey and maintain the vessel's rigging. Coming so

At the 2014 U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis, Maryland, legendary delivery skipper and sailing author, Don Street demonstrates the iconic Edson Pump and relates its history. To watch Don Street's sail

On Friday March 28, 2025 CMI Seawall Committee Chairman, Brad Crawford and committee member, Sal Salvia visited two active Smart Seawall Technologies projects in Daytona Beach, Florida. The visit was part of our research to evaluate solutions to maintain and restore the 70 year-old seawall that protects our condominium waterfront along the Indian River Lagoon on South Hutchinson Island, Fort Pierce, FL.

Legendary Rigger, Brion Toss gives a master class on the procedures and tools needed to climb your mast, and work safely and efficiently aloft. He explains how important it is to gather the right equipment and learn the proper procedures ahead of time so you?re ready to go aloft for normal maintenance and repairs ? and in an emergency.

DERECKTOR Shipyards was founded in 1947 in Mamaroneck, New York by Bob Derecktor. It has a history of building prominent sailboats including America's Cup winner, Stars & Stripes. Derecktor has added a new yard in Fort Pierce, FL where they are hauling out some of the largest sailboats in the world, using the largest mobile boat hoist in the Western Hemisphere. This unique yard has ample dockage that can accommodate vessels up to 350 feet in length. Plans call for more dockage for in-water work, increasing the area on the hard to block more vessels, and adding a dry dock and other systems to haul even larger vessels. Derecktor's yard crew and subcontractors provide superyacht quality service. With exceptional access to the Atlantic, a private international airport, a revitalized downtown, and a laid back atmosphere, Derecktor Fort Pierce offers mega sailing yachts a prime location for repairs and refitting where no project is too big.

Master Sailing Rigger, Brion Toss introduces his 25 Basic Sailing Knots video, the rope material you can use to tie the knots, and the material you shouldn't use. Brion demonstrates the easiest way to tie each knot and situations each is used for. ******************************************************************************* ALSO WATCH: Inspecting Your Rig with Brion Toss https://vimeo.com/ondemand/briontossinspectyourrig Tuning Your Rig with Brion Toss https://vimeo.com/ondemand/briontosstuneyourrig ******************************************************************************* 25 BASIC SAILING KNOTS Parts of a Rope Figure 8 LOOP KNOTS: Butterfly Bowline & Variations BENDS: Ashley Double Sheet Bend Double Beckett Bend SLIPKNOTS: Slipped Beckett Bend Cavalry Hitch HITCHES: Buntline Round Turn & Two Half Hitches Rolling Hitches (Regular, Rigger's, Camel) Icicle Hitch & variations Pilingspike Hitch Carabiner Hitch BINDING KNOTS: Constrictor (Single & Double) BELAYS: Capstan Hitch Belaying Pin Hitch Cleat Hitch BONUS KNOTS: Lashings Square Knot Good Luck Knot COMING SOON... More sailing and rigging titles in the Brion Toss series: "Going Aloft" "Installing STA-LOKS" "Eye Splices" "Splicing Wire Rope" "Fancy Rope Work" "String Magic"

TEASER. Circumnavigator, David Haigh talks about his choice of an inflatable dinghy as a tender for his cruising yacht as part of his series on Making the Hard Decisions to go Cruising. Follow the series on Sailflix.com.

The sailing vessel, more specifically, the sailing rig and its ability to harvest wind energy is one of the most elegant examples of engineering that we've ever conceived. Rigging was plant fiber for longer than it has been the metals and the irons. Right now we're transitioning back to a modern fiber and reviving some of the older traditions of working with fiber. Brion Toss Yacht Rigging is one of the few shops that is well versed in the traditional and contemporary side of sailboat rigging. Brion Toss Yacht Riggers is located in Port Townsend, Washington. Visit them at http://briontoss.com Stream and purchase Brion Toss rigging videos at https://TheSailingchannel.TV and on https://www.Sailflix.com

The crew of s/v Airi Alee at our marina made a decision to buy a new Liferaft once the 10-man raft that came with the boat reached 7 years old. At that point, certification should be done every year. We manually inflated the raft in the swimming pool at Dockside Marina and Resort, South Hutchinson Island, Fort Pierce FL located on the Atlantic inlet. Once purchased, skippers must provide crew training and maintenance of the raft and it's inflation system ************************************ For more how-to and destination sailing videos, visit TheSailingChannel.TV and Sailflix.com.

TRAILER "The Boat" Episode 2: Making the Hard Decisions to go Cruising with David Haigh" A new series from Lin Pardey and TheSailingChannel. Stream the series and the full episode exclusively on Sailflix.com ... https://www.sailflix.com/making-the-hard-decisions-to-go-cruising In Episode 2, circumnavigator David Haigh introduces us to Suhula, his 39 foot steel cutter. David describes his decision-making process to select the boat and the features he wanted for a safe and comfortable passage on his 12-year around-the-world voyage. In this series David Haigh, circumnavigator and Lin Pardey's sailing partner, shares the lessons and accomplishments of his 12 year circumnavigation aboard. "Sahula," his 39 foot steel cutter designed by E.G. Van de Stadt of Holland. Episodes include: 1. Personal History 2. The Boat 3. The Dinghy 4. The Interior 5. Navigation Equipment 6. The Crew 7. Making the Break 8, The Cost 9. Leaving 10. Bureaucracy 11. Prizes 12. You've Done It! EXTRA: David speaks with Lin Pardey about his voyage

TRAILER. "Making the Hard Decisions to go Cruising with David Haigh" A new series from Lin Pardey and TheSailingChannel. Stream the series exclusively on Sailflix.com https://www.sailflix.com/making-the-hard-decisions-to-go-cruising David Haigh, circumnavigator and Lin Pardey's sailing partner shares the lessons and accomplishments of his 12 year circumnavigation aboard "Sahula," his 39 foot steel cutter designed by E.G. Van de Stadt of Holland. Episodes include: 1. Personal History 2. The Boat 3. The Dinghy 4. The Interior 5. Navigation Equipment 6. The Crew 7. Making the Break 8, The Cost 9. Leaving 10. Bureaucracy 11. Prizes 12. You've Done It! EXTRA: David speaks with Lin Pardey about his voyage .

TRAILER. Miss T is a 29 ft sailboat, designed in 1969. "Spending time with Miss T" is the video project following her interior rebuild. Film One is now available for streaming rental and download-to-own at Vimeo On Demand. https://vimeo.com/ondemand/spendingtimewithmisst Miss T is entirely gutted at the moment, and the objective is to rebuild her interior, true to the original 1960's stylish, yet functional manner in which she was once built. The entire project is an utterly irrational affair, driven by a strongly felt passion for small, hopelessly unfashionable sailboats. My name is Peter Hammar, and I am the proud owner of Miss T, and of this video project. There are no other interests involved than my own desire to carry on with the renovation and share the progress with an audience. I've just released Episode 1 through TheSailingChannel.TV. More video episodes will be added as the project develops. These will be between 30 minutes and an hour long, and offered as rentals or downloads-to-own. Below the episode titles, will be episode trailers that are free to watch. There is also a YouTube channel, a Facebook page, a Patron page, an Instagram account and so on. Feel free to look them up. If you are intrigued with this series, please share it on your own social media sites. Should you prefer the quiet surroundings of an old fashioned web page, visit https://spendingtimewithmisst.com. All the episodes will stream there available for purchase. If you have any questions of comments, either after having watched an episode or before making the decision to do so, please leave them in the comments section below. I am looking forward to answering them. Greetings and fair winds, Peter Hammar

TEASER Full Video total running time: 75 minutes Legendary Master Rigger, Brion Toss of Port Townsend, Washington gives a thorough introduction to the mysteries of rig tuning. Using his friendly and engaging style, Brion bebins with an orientation of wire rope properties that regular sailors can understand. Next, he uses his dynamic bungee rig model to demonstrate basic rig tuning principles. Back on the dock, Brion demos dockside tuning on four different boats from simple rigs to more complex. As he tunes, Brion introduces three different methods to measure rig tension, and the simple but critical Toss Turnbuckle Tightening Technique. For the final segment, Brion takes you sailing on the most complex of the four rigs to demonstrate dynamic tuning on the water. Main topics includes: * Orientation to wire rope properties * Brion Toss' famous Bungee rig demonstration to show the principles of rig tuning * Dockside tuning on four cruising yachts, each showing a different rig configuration * Demonstration of three methods to measure rig tension * The Toss Turnbuckle Tightening Technique * On the water dynamic tuning demonstration Other sailing and rigging titles in the Brion Toss series: "Inspecting Your Rig" "Going Aloft" "Installing STA-LOKS" "Eye Splices" "Splicing Wire Rope" "Fancy Rope Work" "String Magic"

FREE FULL EPISODE. Lin Pardey introduces her Storytelling for Sailors series. Lin and some of her friends cover writing for magazines and books, creating videos, and media marketing to bring your storytelling to a wider audience. Download Seminar syllabus... https://bit.ly/sts-syllabus

Lin Pardey welcomes you to her Storytelling for Sailors seminar. During this 9 hour video series, Lin Pardey and her special guests share storytelling tips and ideas on what nautical readers and viewers want to know and publishers want to see. To purchase individual episodes or the complete 9+ hour Storytelling for Sailors seminar as a digital stream or on USB wafer, browse to... https://www.thesailingchannel.tv/product/storytelling-for-sailors You?ll learn ways to ensure your photos, diagrams and video footage add information to your stories and attract attention. For those interested in selling articles to print and online magazines, Lin shows you how to get noticed by editors, ways to present work that sells, and ideas for expanding your markets. Special guest authors and editors cover book creation and publishing, including the realities of self-publishing vs traditional publishing. Media experts discuss online video production, distribution, and how to keep viewers watching your YouTube channel.

TEASER. Lin Pardey interviews sailing author John Kretschmer about book publishing and stories that teach sailing skills for her Storytelling for Sailors digital seminar. To purchase this episode or the complete 9+ hour Storytelling for Sailors seminar as a digital stream or on USB wafer, browse to... https://www.thesailingchannel.tv/product/storytelling-for-sailors

Lin Pardey thanks her contributors and production crew for making her Storytelling for Sailors digital seminar possible. To purchase individual episodes or the complete 9+ hour Storytelling for Sailors seminar as a digital stream or on USB wafer, browse to... https://www.thesailingchannel.tv/product/storytelling-for-sailors

This is a SSCA.ORG public service webinar produced by the Seven Seas Cruising Association to inform boaters about the major changes now taking place with NOAA charts. NOAA is ending its support of traditional raster paper charts and transitioning to digital vector charts. The webinar also covers satellite charts, especially outside the United States. Longtime SSCA cruisers discuss the use of OpenCPN chart software to create custom Satellite Charts, and satellite chart archives available free of charge to sailors cruising to remote locations around the world.