QuoteOriginally posted by arthurarnell@Mar 8 2004, 04:08 AM
For me I was born bred and raised in Portsmouth Hampshire UK in 1943 and have recently retired after working forty five years as a rigger, the last eleven of them as a Master Rigger. (If your'e interested in old fighting ships take a look at HMS Victory Admiral Nelson's flag ship at the battle of Trafalger in 1805) It knocks the Constitution into a cocked hat).
I know that Portsmouth is a major seaport of England and therefore presumably has a lot of ships but sailing vessels? Hard to believe in this day and age that you could find full-time work as a ship's rigger (if that's the kind of rigger to which you're referring.)