Sailboat mast ladder

A mast ladder for use with a sail boat mast assembly including an upright mast having a base and a top, a main halyard extending upwardly to a position toward the mast top, and a track extending along the mast having a plurality of track guides, the mast ladder comprising:

• first and second flexible flat straps having alternating straight sections and foot loop sections, the straight sections of said first strap being opposite the foot loop sections of the second strap, the first and second straps secured together at positions on either side of the foot loop sections;
• the straight sections forming an elongate, flexible flat support strap having first and second sides opposite one another, outer and inner edges and an upper end connected to the main halyard;
• the foot loop sections forming a plurality of generally flexible foot loops alternatingly spaced along the first and second support strap sides, the foot loops including instep portions for receiving a user's foot;
• flat strap reinforcing strap segments secured to the first and second straps at the instep portions of the foot loops;
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• a plurality of shackles, secured to the support strap at chosen intervals along the inner edge, for connection to the track guides to keep the mast ladder adjacent the mast.