Up the mast

[Jalepeno]

I climbed my mast for the first time last weekend.  Used a simple mountian climbing harness and two assenders on a spare halyard hoisted on the main sail halyard.  A sailing mate used my spiniker halyard as a safety line around the mast winch.  I repaired the steaming light and replaced mast top Windex.  It was much easier and safer than I expected.  I used the technique described in the Pacific Yachting magazine last year.