Who publishes this site
Yacht Rigger Australia is an independent educational website covering yacht masts, standing rigging, running rigging, inspection, tuning, costs and ownership decisions in an Australian context. It currently publishes 87 guides and 34 how-to answers.
What this site does not do
It does not provide rigging, mast, inspection or repair services, and it does not accept payment to recommend any provider, product or brand. That independence is the reason it can compare options plainly, and it is the standard any future directory or referral arrangement will be held to — with the commercial relationship disclosed on the page where it applies.
Technical review
Independent technical review is not yet in place. The guidance on this site is compiled from manufacturer and regulator material and from established industry practice, but it has not been signed off by a named practising rigger or rig surveyor. Until it has been, treat this site as a well-organised starting point for questions to ask a professional — not as a verified technical authority.
How cost figures are produced
Every dollar figure on this site is an indicative planning band in Australian dollars, not a quote. The bands come from a published model that scales with yacht length, rigging material and selected scope; the model and its coefficients are visible in the re-rig cost estimator. They are intended to help you sanity-check a quote and budget ahead, and they are not a substitute for one.
Real pricing depends on the yacht, the yard, access, component availability and what is found once work starts. Where a figure matters to a decision, get it in writing from a rigger.
Sources and regulatory context
Regulatory statements are checked against primary Australian sources rather than secondary summaries, and the check date is published. Current sources were checked on 9 September 2026:
Where a manufacturer, the yacht designer, an insurer or a regulator specifies a requirement, that requirement takes precedence over anything written here.
Review dates and corrections
Each how-to answer carries a review date. Prices and regulatory references are the two things most likely to go stale, so they are reviewed on a set cycle rather than only when something is noticed.
If you find something wrong — particularly a price band that no longer reflects the market, or a regulatory reference that has moved — it should be corrected rather than defended. Corrections update the review date on the affected page.
Safety
Yacht rigging is a structural system and a failure can cause serious injury, loss of the rig or loss of the vessel. Visual owner checks are valuable but do not prove a rig is sound: fatigue cracking and crevice corrosion develop where no visual inspection reaches. Nothing on this site replaces a physical inspection by a suitably experienced professional.