John,

Get your crew on board!! Put a boat hook in their hands and make it
clear to them what you're going to do.

AND;--- If you can't get the Bow into the wind, so be it; Back out and
let the bow follow. Stern walk can be minimized by "Pussy footing" the
throttle. Gently on the RPM's until you get decent sternway. Remember
you have a gear called neutral don't be afraid to use it.

I have pretty much the same slip set-up as you, with a Starboard tie-up.
My water way opens to the North. With a North wind blowing I have a crew
keep the boat, with a boat hook or the loose spring backing straight. As
I clear the slip, If the bow doesn't come UP I point it downwind to
allow for stern walk when I shift to reserve and back out the twenty
slips in the waterway and into the Channel

I can do this Single Handed by holding the stern line long enough to get
enough sternway to overcome stern walk with rudder control.

Ole Thom
P/S My page address is attached there are a couple of pictures of my
boat in the slip. Much like you discribed.




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