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DATE: 14 January 2027
TIME: 7.00 pm
DURATION: 1.5 hours
SPEAKER: Egmont M. Friedl – non-fiction author, sailor and adventurer
PRICE: 40 euros (30 euros (for YACHT/BOOTE subscribers)
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Webinar content:
- Eye splices in HMPE hollow braids: various methods and terminations, including the Australian lock and Brummel.
- Soft shackles and loops, including variants and pull lines
- Conventional eye-splice core-sheath rope (polyester)
- Eye-splice high-modulus core-sheath rope, HMPE (Dyneema)
Who might find this webinar of interest?
Anyone wishing to explore the subject of splicing in depth has the invaluable opportunity to watch the various splices being made live and observe the process closely. Whether you wish to optimise your own rigging on board or have always wanted to know exactly how this work is carried out.
Egmont M. Friedl He is a recognised authority and expert on rigging in the sailing world and contributes articles to well-known specialist magazines.
A trained boatbuilder, sailor and successful author published by Delius Klasing Verlag, he is renowned for his books “Knots and Splices” and “Splicing modern rope” as well as through numerous seminars and workshops as Germany’s best-known rope-making and splicing expert. He has been carrying out professional splicing work for yachts, as well as for industry and the military, for over 30 years. As a commercial yachtmaster and boat owner, he has more than four decades’ sailing experience, including several Atlantic crossings and extreme voyages in small boats.
Information about the webinar:
If you are unable to attend the webinar on the scheduled date, you can also Participants who were “unable to attend” can watch the recording of the webinar (though limited to four weeks) watch it again.
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If you have any further enquiries, please contact us by email at wassersport-webinare@delius-klasing.de.
