Just days before our planned departure from Gibraltar we discovered a problem with our standing rigging that may have needed to be addressed before we could cross the Atlantic Ocean. But a well-timed Happy New Year email from Leopard Australia set in motion events that led to ZSpars coming to our boat, checking our mast and teaching us about our rigging and how to tension it correctly.
Thank you to David at Leopard Australia, Remi and Jean Gui (Absolute legend 😎) from ZSpars and anyone else who was involved in the visit – it was a great day!
Keep in mind we were not asked to do this video by Leopard or ZSpars. We value people sharing their real experiences and felt that it served the sailing community to share our positive experience and the information ZSpars gave us which can help other sailors and liveaboard cruisers.
To see the rig settings for yourself head to https://www.travelsketchsailing.com/documentation.html
After backpacking Asia, road tripping Europe and doing a bit of van life, we’re now exploring the world aboard our Leopard 45 catamaran.
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0:00 Intro
0:14 Rigging Issue & Solution
2:53 How to Tension the Rig
6:10 The Diamond
9:24 Tension Meters
10:00 How to Tension the Rig
19:33 Tef Gel
20:43 Thankyou & Update