{"id":362,"date":"2026-06-18T19:53:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blrig.com\/index.php\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T08:02:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T08:02:40","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blrig.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Becher-Larsen specialises in both traditional and modern rigging \u2014 a rare combination that lets us care for the world\u2019s heritage tall ships and today\u2019s performance yachts with the same exacting standard. Every splice, every wire and every inspection is done to last.<\/p>\n<h2>Craftsmanship that honours the sea<\/h2>\n<p>From hemp and natural-fibre rope on a square rigger to stainless wire and synthetic running rigging on a modern yacht, we bring the right method to every vessel. We work in the traditions the old ships were built for, and to the safety standards the new ones demand.<\/p>\n<h2>Trusted on heritage rigs<\/h2>\n<p>We have rigged and restored vessels including <strong>S\u00f8rlandet<\/strong> \u2014 the world\u2019s oldest operational full-rigged ship \u2014 along with <strong>Greif<\/strong>, <strong>Solrik<\/strong>, <strong>Hildur<\/strong>, <strong>Opal<\/strong> and <strong>Elisabeth<\/strong>. We collaborate with trusted partners Veteran Rigg, Randers Rep and Certex.<\/p>\n<h3>What sets us apart<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>One workshop for both traditional and modern rigging<\/li>\n<li>Mobile service \u2014 we bring the workshop to your vessel<\/li>\n<li>Detailed, honest inspection and reporting<\/li>\n<li>Work built to last, wherever your vessel is moored<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"bl-gallery\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(220px,1fr));gap:14px;margin:28px 0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blrig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/workshop.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;height:240px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:10px;margin:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blrig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mast-work.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;height:240px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:10px;margin:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blrig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/rigging-tools.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;height:240px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:10px;margin:0\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heritage craftsmanship and modern precision \u2014 trusted by the world\u2019s finest sailing vessels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":53,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-362","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blrig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blrig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blrig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blrig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blrig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blrig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":401,"href":"https:\/\/blrig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/362\/revisions\/401"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blrig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blrig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}