TRAVERSE CITY — The mast on a 41-foot Jeanneau sailboat snapped on Grand Traverse Bay near Power Island Monday afternoon during rough weather. Because of a possible failure in the rigging, the ...

That’s when the ship’s 98-foot masts, its sails and at least two miles worth of rope and metal rigging will be installed on the ship. A precarious task that will take some doing.

A mast on a boat that size can be 60 or 70 feet tall, he said. The crew of Usual Suspects attends to the fractured mast, rigging and halyards after storm damage during the Chicago to Mackinac race.

Independent Boat Haulers donated a boom to become a new "mast." ... Jan. 24: Stability, Balance, Wind and Sail Shape. Jan. 31: Rig Tuning, Preparing to Sail, Steering and Helmsmanship.

The Indiana Area High School Sailing Club recently had the opportunity to practice rigging a sailboat during club period. Nathanael Arthurs, a community member and volunteer who started the club ...

A mast on a boat that size can be 60 or 70 feet tall, he said. The crew of Usual Suspects attends to the fractured mast, rigging and halyards after storm damage during the Chicago to Mackinac race.