Rigged

By:   Tony Cond
Imprint:   Tellwell Talent
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   445g
ISBN:   9781779622808
ISBN 10:   1779622805
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   02 May 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Tony Cond was born and raised in the southern Ontario town of Oakville, moved to Whitby as a teen and spent every summer of his early years in Bracebridge with his family and Rufus. As an adventure-seeking young man, his introduction to water sports began at his infancy, with the encouragement of his parents, in the Muskoka Lakes region. This developed into a lifelong enthusiasm for SCUBA diving, camping, competitive sailing and eventually a thirty-year career in the Royal Canadian Navy as a Marine Systems Engineer.His enduring passion for sailing was initiated by his father's 1947 International 14 racing dinghy, Rufus, which continued with a successful national Albacore racing campaign; then with the Canadian Forces Sailing Association (CFSA) on the West Coast, and later in Ontario, through the ownership of a CL16 that he raced with his daughter, Gillian, and with his son, Stu, as his crew. On return to the West Coast, he sailed competitively in ocean yachts with several naval engineering friends, again with the CFSA.Tony holds a diploma in mechanical engineering, a bachelor of science degree, a masters' degree in engineering and a Naval Engineering Certificate of Competency Part II. He is a professional engineer in British Columbia and a long-standing member of the Canadian Institute of Marine Engineering. He is currently working as a consulting engineer in the marine sector.Tony and his wife, Debbie, live in Victoria, British Columbia, where they enjoy gardening, classic vehicles, sailing and travel.