Workshop Wednesdays ~ Splicing Workshop Series Wednesdays, January 8, 15, 22 & 29

Master the art of splicing 
with Ben Zartman from Zartman Rigging!

Whether you’re starting with the basics or tackling advanced techniques,
the IYRS Splicing Modules let you choose your own adventure.
Join one, or join them all!

Wednesdays 6-8:30 PM | $125 each pp or all 4 for $450 pp
IYRS Restoration Hall 
449 Thames Street
Newport, RI  02840

Splicing Kit available for purchase directly from Ben at benjaminzartman@gmail.com ($125 - 15% discount from retail) 

Ben also has a splicing textbook available for purchase at IYRS for $28.  It is optional for the workshops.

Splicing Workshop Series

There is a certain magic to proper ropework on a boat, where lines have eyes without apparent seams, and ropes are joined by a mysterious weave. Since the first days of sailing, splicing has been a necessary
component of the sailor’s art, and it’s never been more so than today, when the choice of rope materials and construction is more varied and versatile than ever.

An illustrated rigging reference textbook will be provided to all participants.

Splicing Kit available for purchase directly from  benjaminzartman@gmail.com ($125 - 15% discount from retail) 
or students are required to bring the following items:

  • Wire pull-fids, 3 sizes
  • Ceramic knife
  • 1/4" plucker fid
  • rigging tape
  • Double-braid splice gauge (unique to Zartman Rigging)
  • Marking pens (Sharpies: black, fine, and silver)
  • Wooden knot fid (to keep knots from clenching tight)
  • Soft fid
  • Needles

Required but not included in kit:

  • Micro-serrated scissors
  • Soft hammer
  • Sail palm (optional)
  • Pliers
  • Any fid sets you prefer and/or are comfortable with

All 4 workshops will be taught by Ben Zartman from Zartman Rigging. 
Ben designed and built a gaff rig with synthetic shrouds for his home-finished Atkins cutter, then sailed it with his family from California to Newfoundland. They settled in Rhode Island where he runs a rigging shop and works as a schooner captain. When he can, he runs away to sea for deliveries, mostly to the Bahamas and Bermuda, and once through the Northwest Passage to Alaska.

 

 

Thank you to Marlow Ropes for donating all the ropes
for this workshop!