Education
Brion is our best Educator - as Master Rigger of Brion Toss Yacht Riggers and as Head Instructor for several weekend workshops a year. He is also available as a consultant or personal instructor for your project. Brion also enjoys speaking at Special Events for Sailing Clubs and Fund Raisers.
Christian wrote a bit about his rigging experience on the CATALOG home page. Other opportunities for enlightenment on our favorite subject are listed below.
Brion Toss - Master Rigger, Author, and Movie Star
- Author of The Rigger’s Apprentice, The Rigger’s Locker, Chapman’s Guide to Knots, and Working Rope –Field Guides for Rigging.
- Regular contributor to Sail, Practical Sailor and Cruising World magazines; as well as a contributor to Boat Us- Ask the Expert
- Also author of his own Puzzler, Fair Leads column and contributor to his own SparTalk Interactive Forum...see below
- Has produced numerous technical rigging dvds - all available at our on-line catalog...click on the bar above.
*Inspecting Your Rig * Going Aloft * Tuning Your Rig * Making Your Own Eye Splices * The Fancy Rope Work Collection Making your own Wire Splices * Basic Knots – companion dvd to Working Rope – Book 1 Basic Knots.
Workshops - Spend a weekend with Brion Toss and our crew of skilled riggers in Port Townsend, Seattle, Portland, Alameda, and San Diego. - These workshops are offered to everyone and are similar to our formal rigging apprenticeship program utilizing hands-on experience with tools and their applications.
Spartalk - Message board for yacht riggers both experienced and those needing some tips and assistance.
- The best resource for up-to-date help in rigging questions!
- This is a great place to post questions to Brion, as he monitors this site, or click on Consultation above.
Special Events Speaker - Please contact Brion through Christian Gruye ... office@briontoss.com or call 360.385.1080 x 2
Puzzler - Each month we devise another question to test your rigging skills. Monthly drawings from the winners for a prize!
Fair Leads -Bi-monthly article by Brion Toss or guest on all aspects of yacht rigging. Archives of previous articles are also available.