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Bridle History:
The Fiorentino Bridle System has been in
use for over 60 years. The bridle system
was later popularized in the late 1970's
by a young southern California
couple,
Lin & Larry Pardey, who
purchased their first "buord"
para-anchor from Gerrard Fiorentino. The
Pardey's wrote upon their first
experience using the para-anchor system
in the first edition of "Seraffyn's
Oriental Adventure." For
decades later
the couple continued
to actively publish their experience
using the buord and bridle in heavy
weather conditions. Today. Fiorentino’s
original para-anchor setup
is
popularly referred to as the “Pardey
Bridle."
Fiorentino's custom
"Fixed
and Block
Bridles"
available for multihulls.
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For centuries,
heaving-to has been a storm tactic
used to knock down violent waves
with a calm, smooth slick of water
that is created by the hull
of
a boat. As sea states worsen, a
Para-Ring Anchor
will help maintain
a sailboat in a hove-to
position.
Most sailboats caught in extreme
weather will need to use
a pendant line to form a bridle. Fiorentino's
"Adjustable
Pendant Line" is custom rigged to fit
your individual boat. This provides
you with the opportunity
to find the
most comfortable hove-to
position for
your boat.
Includes: U.S. Manufactured
Snatch Block, Custom
Size
Support Float(s),
Custom
Sized Stiff Dacron/ Nylon,
Double Braid Line,
Stainless Steel Thimble (Served).
Boat Specs.
required.
For a
price quote that
includes labor call
949-631-2336 or send an e-mail
to:
Lynnette@para-anchor.com
See
below for other rigging options:
Safety
Whipping: $36.00
Fiorentino's
commercial rigging method is
considered superior by independent
experts, because it can’t come
apart. Our own master rigger
meticulously hand serves 15 feet of
nylon over the vulnerable,
unprotected splice. This
time-consuming process protects the
splice against chafe and snags
during heavy weather
deployment or commercial use.
StormRap™ Protection: $44.00
Fiorentino's exclusive factory
process tightens nylon rode to
prevent chafe. Spliced rode is
shrunk wrapped into the eye of the
thimble to help insure the tightest
possible fit. Soft rode eyes never
part, creating a
safer, tighter fit.
Recommended for heavy weather
deployment
or commercial use.
Related Information:
Heaving-to: safety valve at sea by Lin &
Larry Pardy.
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