Locations/Staff
West Marine Rigging Service was founded in 1993 to meet the increasing demand for high quality custom rigging assemblies for our sailing and powerboat customers. Since that time, we've employed skilled managers and talented riggers to produce consistent, cost effective products. Visit one of our In-Store Rigging Shops.
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Production Facility
860 Marine Dr. Ste 581
Rock Hill, SC 29730
888-447-7444
Hours:
M-F 8am-7pm ET
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Newport, Rhode Island
379 West Main Rd.
Middletown RI 02842
401-341-3580
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Annapolis, Maryland
113 Hillsmere Dr.
Annapolis, MD 21403
410-268-0129
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2401 S. Andrews Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
954-400-5323
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Newport Beach, CA
3433 Via Lido
Newport Beach, CA 92663
949-673-9700
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Seattle, Washington
1400 NW 45th Street
Seattle, WA 98107
425-390-7409
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Alameda, California
2230 S Shore Ctr.
Alameda, CA 94501
510-671-3080
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San Diego, California
1250 Rosecrans St.
San Diego, CA 92106
619-225-8844
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Kemah, Texas
1401 Marina Bay Dr.
Kemah, TX 77565
281-535-0820
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Brandon Ritt
Newport, Rhode Island
Years of Sailing/ Boating: Over 12 years in the Industry
Type of Sailing: Club Cruising and Racing as well as a Professional Charter Crew Member.
Rigging Experience: 8+
Professional Experience/Specialty: USCG 100- ton Master Near Coastal License with Aux Sail and Tow. First-mate on private vessel for four years sailing the Caribbean and New England.
Personal Activities and Interests: Sailing, surfing, golf and snowboarding. Anything outside and or near the water.
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Julian Richards
Annapolis, Maryland
Years of Sailing / Boating: 40+
Type of Sailing: Cruising & Racing
Rigging Experience: 20+ years
Professional Experience/Specialty: Hotel and catering management, boat building, captain and skippering, charter business, built two boats with family. Two transatlantic crossings, live aboard for 5 years
Personal Activities and Interests: Sailboat Racing, Golf, Reading, Travel.
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Ryan Fernandez
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Years of Sailing / Boating: Sailing for about 4 years / been on boats my whole life
Type of Sailing: Club racing / Cruise sailing
Rigging Experience: 10+
Professional Experience / Specialty: I have been working on boats doing Capt, mate, deckhand, and maintenance for many years
Personal Activities and Interests: Love being on the water sailing, surfing, and fishing
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Ashton Brown
Newport Beach, California
Years of Sailing / Boating: 10+ years
Type of Sailing: Cruising & Racing
Rigging Experience: 3+ years
Professional Experience/Specialty: Competing in multiple classes including dinghy and keel boat
Personal Activities and Interests: Sailing
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Wayne Clough
Alameda, California
Years of Sailing / Boating: 62, had my first boat at 8 years old but was active with my father for as long as I can remember
Type of Sailing: Both power and sail but mostly sail. One design racing, Blue Jay, Lightning, Thistle, Finn, J24, Etchells-currently have a Thistle and an Etchells
Rigging Experience: 10+
Professional Experience/Specialty: Operations Management
Personal Activities and Interests: Sailing, golf, skiing, boat restoration.
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Audrey Jacobs
Seattle, Washington
Years of Sailing / Boating: 8 years
Type of Sailing: One Design racing (TASAR, Thistle, Laser, FJ, 420, Aero, J24, J22), PHRF/ ORC offshore
Rigging Experience: 1 year with West Marine
Professional Experience/Specialty: My specialty is little boats and high-performance racing. I also have a passion for youth racing as I was a coach for several years prior to becoming a rigger.
Personal Activities and Interests: When I'm not sailing, I like to go skiing, rock climbing, and hiking with my black lab, Westley.
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Tania Corbin
Kemah, Texas
Years of Sailing / Boating: 20+ years
Type of Sailing: Cruising & Racing, also Live aboard
Rigging Experience: 2+ years
Professional Experience/Specialty: Business Management, Offshore racing, First Mate on private vessel
Personal Activities and Interests: Sailing, racing, fishing, travel, hiking/backpacking & cooking
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 Jason - Rope Lead
With West Marine since: 1999
Specialties: Specialty Splicing & Double Covers
Other Interests: Hiking, Fitness and Gardening
From: Ohio
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 Aaron - Wire Lead
With West Marine since: 1999
Specialties: Wire Swaging, Regatta Support, Hydraulics, New Shop Construction
Other Interests: Hockey, NFL, Fishing & Hunting, Disc Golf
From: Florida
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 Donnie - Rigging Specialist
With West Marine since: 2005
Specialties: Workboats, is a Licensed Captain - 100T Aux/Sail Radar
Other Interests: Fishing and his grandchildren
From: South Carolina
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 Mark - Rigging Specialist
Years of Sailing / Boating: 50+
Type of Sailing: Cruising & Racing
Rigging Experience: 25+ years
Professional Experience/Specialty: Many offshore miles racing and cruising. Mooring system fabrication and installation. Inshore racing Melges 20/24/32s, J-105, most ULDBs, multihulls.
Personal Activities and Interests: Racing sailboats, paddle boarding and unicycle riding
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 Ken - Rigging Specialist
Years of Sailing / Boating: On and Off for 30 years
Type of Sailing: Cruising and club sailing
Rigging Experience: 8 years
Professional Experience/Specialty: Architectural, marine and float plane rigging.
Personal Activities and Interests: Skiing, sailing, diving, cooking/baking, and traveling.
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