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Is there an Amel Rigger en route from Italy to Spain?

Daniel Alexander Thompson
 

Dear Amelians

We are en-route from Brindisi, Italy to Southern Spain (perhaps Marina Almerimar)

We will sail via the Strait of Messini, Palermo then Sardinia, before stops in Ibiza and Mallorca.

Does anybody know an Amel qualified rigger en route (preferably in mainland Spain)? A rigger who could check my Mango rig and potentially carry out work on the rig?

Can anybody recommend a marina in Spain which has a lift for fifty footers and has Amel qualified people on hand to check the boat for an Atlantic crossing?

I'm currently only deploying a reefed mainsail because i don't half full confidence in this rig.

Blessings
Daniel
Oronia Mango #14
Denis Foster
 

Hello,

We changed our standing rig with Nacho of Mediterranean rigging in Port Blanis N of Barcelona.
Very professional and experience in large boats.
chose him since he had multiple and recent references.
very satisfied of his work.

Denis
Louis Trepanier
 

Personally, I would prefer to stop in Hyeres where Amel has a service base with all the contacts for Amel experienced riggers 


On Aug 31, 2022, at 11:31, Denis Foster <deniswfoster@...> wrote:

Hello,

We changed our standing rig with Nacho of Mediterranean rigging in Port Blanis N of Barcelona.
Very professional and experience in large boats.
chose him since he had multiple and recent references.
very satisfied of his work.

Denis

Germain Jean-Pierre
 

Hello Daniel,

Contact Mallorca Yacht Services, Peter Kukluck, at +34 619 658 312

He is a brilliant engineer and works closely with an excellent rigger.  The rigger in question has been J24 world champion for many years.  

Good luck,

Jean-Pierre Germain, formerly Eleuthera, SM 007



On 31 Aug 2022, at 06:57, Louis Trepanier <louis.alepa@...> wrote:

Personally, I would prefer to stop in Hyeres where Amel has a service base with all the contacts for Amel experienced riggers 


On Aug 31, 2022, at 11:31, Denis Foster <deniswfoster@...> wrote:

Hello,

We changed our standing rig with Nacho of Mediterranean rigging in Port Blanis N of Barcelona.
Very professional and experience in large boats.
chose him since he had multiple and recent references.
very satisfied of his work.

Denis

Richie Whyte
 

Hi Daniel
I just did something similar. We sailed from Siracusa in Sicily to Valletta in Malta. Our rigging was sent by Acmo to Marina di Valletta where Nicky Sammut replaced our rig in a couple of days. We sailed from there to Carloforte in Sardinia and on to Palma..and now in Ibiza. Nicky did a great job and was a pleasure to do business with.

Richie

Why Knot
SM2K#261
Salinas, Ibiza
CW Bill Rouse
 

Malta may not be too far out of your way for the rigger I recommend.
https://preparetocastoff.blogspot.com/p/nicky-rigging-marine-services.html


CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School
720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550 
   


On Wed, Aug 31, 2022 at 8:37 AM Germain Jean-Pierre <jp.germain45@...> wrote:
Hello Daniel,

Contact Mallorca Yacht Services, Peter Kukluck, at +34 619 658 312

He is a brilliant engineer and works closely with an excellent rigger.  The rigger in question has been J24 world champion for many years.  

Good luck,

Jean-Pierre Germain, formerly Eleuthera, SM 007



On 31 Aug 2022, at 06:57, Louis Trepanier <louis.alepa@...> wrote:

Personally, I would prefer to stop in Hyeres where Amel has a service base with all the contacts for Amel experienced riggers 


On Aug 31, 2022, at 11:31, Denis Foster <deniswfoster@...> wrote:

Hello,

We changed our standing rig with Nacho of Mediterranean rigging in Port Blanis N of Barcelona.
Very professional and experience in large boats.
chose him since he had multiple and recent references.
very satisfied of his work.

Denis

CW Bill Rouse
 

Exactly, I think Nicky is one of the best: 
https://preparetocastoff.blogspot.com/p/nicky-rigging-marine-services.html

CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School
720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550 
   


On Wed, Aug 31, 2022 at 8:44 AM Richie Whyte <richiewhyte@...> wrote:
Hi Daniel
I just did something similar. We sailed from Siracusa in Sicily to Valletta in Malta. Our rigging was sent by Acmo to Marina di Valletta where Nicky Sammut replaced our rig in a couple of days. We sailed from there to Carloforte in Sardinia and on to Palma..and now in Ibiza. Nicky did a great job and was a pleasure to do business with.

Richie

Why Knot
SM2K#261
Salinas, Ibiza
Daniel Alexander Thompson
 
Edited

Thank you, Denis, Louis, Jean-Pierre, Richie and Bill. This is a great list to consider.

I was up the mast yesterday and there is actually a bit of rust on all four of the lesser main mast shrouds. So it might be the mizzen and a reefed jib to Malta lol

Blessings
Daniel 
Oronia Mango #14
Daniel Alexander Thompson
 

I have to be very careful what i say here. Please be patient with me.

I will obviously rig my boat in steel. But dyneema is insanely strong. Steel may not hold the mast up under gust loading or capsize. Why would one not install two or four dyneema safety lines from the top of the mast to the gunwale. The dyneema wouldn't even need to apply tension to the mast. To avoid any chafing, they would not touch the steel shrouds and would be mounted within the confined protection of the steel shrouds.

Boats often carry a dyneema emergency shroud. Why not have emergency shrouds permanently mounted?

Other than aesthetics; i don't see the downside.
Andrew Foss
 

nickysail@...

Malta

On 8/31/22 4:11 AM, Daniel Alexander Thompson wrote:

Dear Amelians

We are en-route from Brindisi, Italy to Southern Spain (perhaps Marina Almerimar)

We will sail via the Strait of Messini, Palermo then Sardinia, before stops in Ibiza and Mallorca.

Does anybody know an Amel qualified rigger en route (preferably in mainland Spain)? A rigger who could check my Mango rig and potentially carry out work on the rig?

Can anybody recommend a marina in Spain which has a lift for fifty footers and has Amel qualified people on hand to check the boat for an Atlantic crossing?

I'm currently only deploying a reefed mainsail because i don't half full confidence in this rig.

Blessings
Daniel
Oronia Mango #14

Martin Birkhoff
 

Hi folks,

after we finished some shroud changes yesterday we like to add one name to the list:

Andy (Andrew Roy Parkinson)
no limits rigging
Almerimar, Spain

andy@...
0034-610377317

Andy did an excellent job. No complains that we carried all stuff needed on board.

Martin
SY Mago del Sur - 54#40
currently Almerimar, Spain
Daniel Alexander Thompson
 

Nicky - of Malta fame - inspected my rig, yesterday. He was extremely thorough and already knew exactly what to look for vs the rigging of this boat. I can't recommend him highly enough. I also learned a lot about what I was doing wrong when ascending the mast myself. 

Big issue! The bolt that fixes the pin for my triatic and main backstay was missing. Could have been de-masted at any time. About ten other issues I will need to fix. 

My forty year old rig is in miraculously good condition for its age but it will need replacing soon. My Atlantic crossing cannot be done with this old rig. We will have to fly to Panama. 

I asked Nicky about ACMO rigging. He thought that it held up better than the steel from the Scandinavian manufacturers. 

Thank you for all the recommendations  I do think that I will be gettng Nicky to re-rig my boat.

Daniel
Oronia Mango #14
Jose Alegria
 

Daniel

Nicky Samut is the right tool and in addition to being extremely friendly, he really cares about our needs

Friendly and very, very competent guy.

Keep going with him.


José Alegria
A55#003MERIT
josealegr@...
Mobile: + 351 91 866 30 37



On Tue, 11 Oct 2022 at 16:03, Daniel Alexander Thompson <Thompson.Xander@...> wrote:
Nicky - of Malta fame - inspected my rig, yesterday. He was extremely thorough and already knew exactly what to look for vs the rigging of this boat. I can't recommend him highly enough. I also learned a lot about what I was doing wrong when ascending the mast myself. 

Big issue! The bolt that fixes the pin for my triatic and main backstay was missing. Could have been de-masted at any time. About ten other issues I will need to fix. 

My forty year old rig is in miraculously good condition for its age but it will need replacing soon. My Atlantic crossing cannot be done with this old rig. We will have to fly to Panama. 

I asked Nicky about ACMO rigging. He thought that it held up better than the steel from the Scandinavian manufacturers. 

Thank you for all the recommendations  I do think that I will be gettng Nicky to re-rig my boat.

Daniel
Oronia Mango #14
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