I use a Top climber
ATN Home Page -- sailing, sail, storm, gale, tacker, spinnaker, sleeve, stasher, flasher, douser, chute scoop, sally, case, furler, roller, reefed sail, single handed, short handed, cruising, transatlantic, round the world, Jules Verne Trophy, BOC, w rather than a conventional bosun's chair. I'm usually working by myself and can go up the stick, whenever I want, without help. It takes a litttle practice to get up the
mast quickly but once you master it, it's a piece of cake. Last time I worked on my
mast, went up and down 4 times in an hour. Forgot a tool once and dropped a part another. and just wanted to take a break another time. Did it all without having to draggon anyone else to wait on me. Another big advantage of the Top Climber is you can
work on top of the mast. Bosun's chairs won't get up high enough to
work on the Mast
head.
Do use a Prussic
knot as a backup just in case the climbing
halyard malfunctions.
Aloha
Peter O.