World shrinks for online marine suppliers- Sydney Rigging

by Bruce Clark on 30 Sep 2010 The world is becoming smaller and smaller for online marine stores, and Sydney Rigging is finding a bonanza in selling to sailors round the world. Now, with competitive prices and mailing getting cheaper by the minute, it's who can offer the best fastest service at the best price. Sydney Rigging is so encouraged, they've added new lines to their already wide online range.

Now available online are a number of items including:

Made up Spectra and Vectran Halyards
Tylaska Snap Shackles and Shackles
Ronstan Marine Fittings
Harken Marine Fittings
Loos Rig Tension Gauges
Cordage
Sydney Rigging Products
Tapes and Lubricants

Wherever your yacht is in the world Sydney Rigging Specialists say they have the capability to design, deliver and support customised high-tech rigging packages, no matter what size or type boat.

About Sydney Rigging:
Sydney Rigging Specialists was formed in 1996 as a partnership between sailmaker Bruce Clark and Peter Gardner who was then a shipwright and rigger. They have since built up the business from the two of them doing everything to a large and ever growing team of staff.

However, Clark and Gardner still remain very hands-on in running the business.

Between them they have extensive ocean and one-design racing experience. Clark has completed 20 Sydney to Hobart races while Gardner admits to 24.

'I think he’s done more,' says Clark, 'but he won’t tell anybody. I don’t think he wants to go on the ‘idiot board’.'

'When you sail at the top end yourself, you know what you are trying to achieve. I want something to last. I know what job is being done with what we’re trying to do. Our rope guys develop the rope to do what I want.

'One of our biggest pluses is that we’re out there at the coalface doing it. We’re not just sitting back in our shop. If I’m not at the Farr 40 Worlds then I’m sailing Hamilton Island or I’m sailing 100 footers.

Bruce Clark explains the design process for these high tech rigging packages has been made simpler with the use of AutoCAD and online communication. 'The deck hardware gets specked up by the deck people. We’ll give advice as to what we want. They’ll spec. loads and we’ll get all of the lines sorted out for them. A lot of that stuff involves measuring boats and meeting to discuss things. We get the drawings from the designers so we can do a lot of it without seeing the boat.

'Sometimes I never see the boat. I do it all from AutoCAD and send things, and they have a guy who splices a single end on the boat for me.

'The world is already very small with the technology we have. With the internet and emails, if I’ve got a question, I can email Southern Spars now and have an answer in the morning or I can email Reichel Pugh and have a drawing in the morning.'

They both oversee the project, but Garnett is responsible for making sure the team don’t miss anything. 'Often he’s involved in the final commissioning process. Last year Green Dragon was launched in England, so he was in England overseeing the final stages of the rigging project,' Clark said.

Clark says the secret to success he believes is simple 'Everyone in our team knows the most important thing above all else is doing a good job.'

For more information contact –

Sydney Rigging Specialists

Email: sydneyrigging@rigging.com.au

Web: http://www.rigging.com.au

Online purchases: www.rigging.com.au/yacht_fittings_online/categories.php