Workshops 2009
Spend an intense weekend with Master Rigger, Brion Toss, his crew of highly skilled riggers, plus special guests, in our most popular workshops. These workshops were originally born from Brion's Rigger Apprenticeship Program. After numerous requests from professionals and the general public we took our favorites and made them available to everyone. Our days are packed with information from the handouts you will receive as well as lots of hands-on exercises. All the tools and materials you will need for the class will be provided, unless otherwise stated.
To Register call Brion's shop 360.385.1080
or write to office@briontoss.com
Scroll to the bottom of this page for general workshop information and all driving directions.
Rig Your Boat
June 27 -28, 2009
Held at the Seattle Yacht Club Outstation - located at Elliot Bay Marina , Seattle
Special Guest Speaker – Carol Hasse, Port Townsend Sails
This Hands-On class addresses the skills and planning necessary to put a fully functional rig in your boat.Bring your rig specifications,sail & rig plan, calculator, and ideas.
You will work with drills, taps, rivets, tuning gauges, and other essential tools. Plus you’ll learn about design/load considerations, including component sizing, selection, layout, and installation. And, you’ll see Stal-lok installation, braided rope splicing, working aloft , and much more. Saturday & Sunday 9-5 $450
Sponsored by Fisheries Supply
COAST GUARD SPAR AND RIGGING INSPECTION WORKSHOP
August 31 - September 4, 2009 Honolulu, Hawaii
Brion Toss and fellow rig surveyor John Koon have tailored this course to fit the needs of Coast Guard inspectors. Covering fundamentals of rig design, fabrication, and maintenance, along with methods for detecting and assessing rig damage and decay. Guest speakers will address specialized areas of concern, including metallurgy, sailmaking (the sail/rig interface), necessary math including trigonometry and calculus.
Even great design can be undone by poor execution. Sometimes bad quality is a matter of poor quality materials; sometimes a matter of lack of skill on the partof the fabricator or installer; sometimes a combination of all these things. Because poor quality by definition is not as reliable or efficient as good quality, it results in a lower factor of safety, and thus less predictability of behavior, more rapid degradation of strength, and a greater likelihood of failure. Therefore, it is sometimes necessary to condemn a rig, not because the design is bad, or the components corroded, but because the rig as installed cannot safely do its job.
Do bring camera, flashlight, binoculars, and if you have it - a pocket microscope.Driving directions and maps at CONTACT US on the bar above.
Lodging information below. Cost $1400.00 per person. Enrollment limited to 24.
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More 2009 Workshops
Workshop - Rig Your Boat Weekend Alameda, CA - Feb 21-22, 2009
Workshop - Rig Your Boat Weekend San Diego, CA June 6-7, 2009
Workshop - Rig Your Boat Weekend Port Townsend, WA May 9-10, 2009
And more Workshops...These are great one day workshops for your sailing club. Call to arrange
*Jury Rigging;
*Aloft and Alow - Use of Gear and Safety;
*Inspection and Maintenance for the Off Shore and Inland Cruiser ;
*Rigging Every Woman Should Know
General Weekend Workshop Information:
- Workshops require a minimum of 5 participants. If we do not reach our minimum registration, two weeks prior to the workshop, it will be cancelled.
- Please register early with full fee deposit to save your place in a class. No refunds two weeks prior to seminar.
- Saturday morning check in from 8-9 am. Class starts promptly at 9, we break for lunch 12-1, and our day ends about 5 pm each day.
- Students are offered a 10% discount on special collections of tools, books & videos purchased on that weekend.
- Do bring camera, flashlight, binoculars, pocket microscope. See note below re clothing in the North West .
- Please call our shop 1-360.385.1080 ext 2 or write to office@briontoss.com with any inquiry about the above
or for dates and locations of other Brion Toss Yacht Rigger's seminars out of town.
DIRECTIONS to SEATTLE YACHT CLUB Outstation
at ELLIOTT BAY MARINA
2601 W. Marine Place, Seattle, WA 98199
- SYC at Elliott Bay Marina is located in the Elliott Bay Marina at the base of Magnolia Bluff.
- Follow the signs for Elliott Bay Marina, Smith Cove Park.
FROM INTERSTATE 5 (NORTH OR SOUTH)
-Take exit 167 (Mercer St/Fairview Ave), and bear to the right onto Fairview Ave., following the signs to Seattle Center.
-Make an immediate left (two lanes turn) at the first intersection onto Valley St (which becomes Broad St). Stay on Broad St. and continue past the Space Needle.
- Make a right onto Denny Way, and continue bearing to the right onto Western Ave. (Western Ave. becomes Elliott Ave. W.) for approximately 1 mile.
-continue with directions below:
FROM DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
-Drive north of Elliott Ave. W. (exit on your right) to the Magnolia Bridge towards Terminals 86-91.
-Continue half-way over the bridge (.3 miles), you will exit to the right onto West Garfield (right after “Home Port” warehouse) before completely crossing the bridge.
-Turn left (south) onto 23rd Ave W towards Elliott Bay Marina.
-Turn left into the parking lot at the end of the traffic island. The clubhouse is located on your left, in the center of the marina, just east of the Palisade Restaurant.
* Map at mapquest>
Port Townsend Workshop Notes:
- Important ... Comfortable, layered clothing suggested. We are a true NW Maritime climate. Wool or SmartWool hat and socks work best. Gloves are a good idea. It could always rain, and it will often blow. Light waterproof jacket would be a good layer.
Driving directions and maps: go to the menu bar above and click on CONTACT US
LODGING: A map of town & lodging information is at www.ptguide.com.
The following motels and hotels are within walking distance:
Aladdin Motor Inn, Harborside Inn, Port Townsend Motor Inn, Tides Inn, Bishop Victorian Hotel, Palace Hotel & Captain Tibbals, Swan Hotel, Washington Hotel,
Waterstreet Hotel .
All the B&B's listed at PTguide.com are in town and within walking distance.
We called several of our local accommodations and got the following information. It is very likely that all lodging venues provide a discount to our military personnel. Amount of discounts and eligible periods vary among venues. Go to www.enjoypt.com and click on "lodging." Scroll half way down the page to the availability calendar and click there. Then select the dates you want to stay and all venues will appear, along with their calendars.
Harborside Inn 800-942-5960Aladdin Inn 800-281-3747 (discount available Oct through May)
Palace Hotel 800-962-0741
Water Street Hotel 800-734-9810
We heartily recommend the accomodations of The Commander's Beach House. They offer special prices for our workshop attendees. It is one of the loveliest, most gracious, and conveinent places to stay in town.