"Denis Marier" wrote in message
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So far the only way I know is to pick up the mooring bail, bent down and
thread a rope through the bail. From the bow of a sailboat it can become
difficult when the weather is bad. I only wish I could learn a better way
to thread the pennant trough the bail hook.


Can you pull up to the mooring ball so that the ball is at your stern
quarter and while holding your bow line just reach down a much shorter
distance than you would from the bow. Grab the eye, run the bow line
through. This seems to easy. What part of the picture am I missing?