In article , DSK
wrote:

Capt.Mooron wrote:
No such thing as cheating when on a lee dock with the wind on your
beam.....
kedge is the only way you'll get out with the sails up and no damage to the
vessel ahead on the dock. [Well okay.. on my boat anyway.]


In some spots, *any* boat.

One of the crucial skills a skipper must develop is a "no-go" alarm...
the ability to see what is a difficult but possible situation, and what
is impossible. Of course, the more knowledge & skill, the fewer things
are truly impossible.

I've always liked the challenge of sailing centerboarders off a lee
shore beach. Once we stopped for a picnic on a muddy shore & I lost a
shoe getting the boat off... I bet that shoe is still there, 3' under
the mud!

That is a right PITA - I do it all too frequently.

PDW