About Pacific Rigging

Pacific Rigging was started in 2010 by John Hansen.  John is a dedicated sailor with a true love for all things boat.  As a kid, he was turned loose on the delta with an outboard dinghy, a tankful of gas and time to kill.  He’s also an alumni of the Richmond Yacht Club junior program, where he sailed a home-built wooden El Toro.  Later on, the family bought an old bird boat, hull #18, but after just a season they realized she was due for a rebuild. Robin,which had been owned by John’s grandfather in the 1930’s, was painstakingly restored by John and his family.  This project took 10 years to complete,  but after all that time in the shed she was relaunched in 1999.  

A longtime rigger, John got his start in the marine industry 1993 working at North Coast Yachts (famous in the bay area for building the Wylie Wabbits.)  After North Coast, John moved to Svendsen’s Boatworks in Alameda.  He was a rigger on the mast dock first, and then rigging manager for six years.  

Pacific Rigging is a full service rig shop – we do everything from deck hardware to running rigging and standing rigging (just to name a few.)  We have a small dockside shop and office at Ballena Bay in Alameda, California, and can travel by work boat or truck.  While we gladly accept small jobs, we love to help you with project management.  If you’re getting ready for a cruise or a race, planning a major refit, or even just heading to the yard for a routine haulout, we can help you through that process. Having a dedicated, detail-oriented team on your side can help even the most daunting projects go smoothly.

One of our specialties is preparing boats for long ocean races such as California Offshore Race Week, Transpac, and Pacific Cup.  We love to think through each detail of the boat for simple yet robust systems that can handle the rigors of multi-day and multi-week passages.  

Since the start of the pandemic, we want to do anything we can just to get people out on their boats.  A lot of race boats are set up to be handled by full crews - we are happy to help you with solutions to sail your race boat shorthanded or singlehanded.  For the rest of the summer, we are offering great deals on harken roller furlers and furler/lazy jack combo specials. 

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