A free Word template for a sailing yacht rig survey report: mast and spars, standing and running rigging, chainplates, furlers and rig age, with example findings graded A, B and C.
Download the Word template.DOCXA rig survey report records the condition of a sailing yacht's rig: the mast and spars, the standing and running rigging, the chainplates and the furlers, and how old the standing rigging is. Buyers use it before a purchase, owners before an offshore passage, and insurers when the rig reaches an age they ask about.
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The boat and its rig. The age of the standing rigging is the first thing an insurer asks, so record it and say where the date came from.
Masthead sloop, Selden two-spreader keel-stepped mast. 1x19 stainless wire with swaged terminals, fitted May 2015 according to the rigger's invoice.
Where you inspected the rig from. A survey from deck level and one with the surveyor aloft find different things, and the reader needs to know which this was.
The rig was inspected with the mast stepped. The surveyor went aloft by bosun's chair and inspected all fittings to the masthead. Dye penetrant was used on the lower terminals of the cap shrouds and forestay.
Every recommendation once, grouped by grade. Rig failures put people in danger, so A items should say clearly not to sail until they're done.
The findings on the mast, boom and spreaders, from the mast step to the masthead, and on the standing and running rigging. Work from the bottom up, or the top down, and keep to one order.
Your view on the age of the standing rigging and when to replace it. Many insurers ask about rigging older than 10 to 15 years, and some limit cover for it.
The standing rigging is 11 years old. No defects were found in the wire, but insurers commonly ask for replacement at this age, and crevice corrosion inside swaged terminals can't be seen. Replacement is recommended before the 2027 season.
Whether the rig is fit for use, on what conditions, and for what kind of sailing.
Your statement, name, qualifications and signature.
Each finding says what the system is, where it is, what was found and what should be done, with a grade for how urgent it is. These are written the way Axsail writes them from what the surveyor says on board.
Hairline crack along the swage, confirmed with dye penetrant.
Recommendation: Replace the shroud before the vessel next sails.
Clevis pin held by a split pin with only one leg opened, and no tape.
Recommendation: Fit a new split pin, opened correctly, and tape it.
Sealant failed, with rust staining on the deck and a damp bulkhead below.
Recommendation: Remove the chainplate, inspect it for crevice corrosion, replace if pitted and rebed. Check the bulkhead for rot.
White corrosion powder and pitting where the aluminium heel sits on the steel step.
Recommendation: Unstep at the next haul-out, clean, treat and isolate the heel from the step.
Spreader boots split, and the wire shows wear where it bears on the tip.
Recommendation: Renew the boots and check the wire for broken strands.
Drum turns stiffly and the bearing is noisy.
Recommendation: Service the furler bearings to the maker's instructions.
A rig inspected from deck level, one inspected from aloft and one inspected unstepped on trestles are three different surveys. The scope should say which this was, so a buyer or insurer doesn't read a deck-level survey as a full one. If you didn't go aloft, recommend who should and when.
Insurers, buyers and riggers all want the age of the standing rigging. A rigger's invoice, a date stamped on the terminals or a builder's record is evidence. The owner's memory isn't. Record which one you used.
For how the rig fits into the rest of a survey, see our yacht survey checklist.
An inspection of a sailing yacht's mast, boom, spreaders, standing and running rigging, chainplates and furlers. A full rig survey has the surveyor or a rigger go aloft or inspects the mast unstepped. A general pre-purchase survey usually covers the rig from deck level only.
Many insurers ask about stainless wire rigging older than 10 to 15 years, and some limit cover for it. Riggers usually base their advice on age, how hard the boat has been sailed and what an inspection finds. The report should give the age and the evidence for it.
Usually from deck level only. For an older rig, an offshore passage or a boat with no rigging records, buyers book a separate rig survey with the surveyor or a rigger going aloft.
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