"sherwindu" wrote in message
...
First thing I learned in sailing school was how to pick up a mooring under
sail
alone.
If you can't do that, you shouldn't be taking a 30 footer out by yourself.
What
if your motor fails? I guess it's a call to the Coast Guard, if they can
get
there in time.
What if the weather turns bad? Do you know how to handle that?

Sherwin D.

Lester Evans wrote:

Going out single this weekend. Not worried about leaving and sailing etc
..
it is the coming back in that has me in butterflies.

This is a 30' sailboat. Not huge, but not small.

How do you approach a mooring for pick up? The boat has a full keel so
she
is heavy. The mooring is in a tight area. I want to do a one time pick
up
.. no going around and trying again.

My thought.. get the boat going in the right direction. Once I am
getting
close, put her in neutral. Try some coasting. See if I can coast up to
the
mooring, leaving the mooring ball on the starboard side ( this way, if I
must go on I can turn to the port which is where the escape route is,,
the
deep water ).

Anyway,,, I will have my mooring pick up stick at the ready. Once I grab
the line, get the line on deck and cleated..

I thought that I might ask for help if there is a friendly boater around.
The boat is at a dock now. I must move it to the mooring or $$$$$$.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,,

I believe he said... "The mooring is in a tight area." So, this isn't the
place to practice. Sometimes, it's nearly impossible to do it under sail,
unlike anchoring where you don't have to be quite so precise.

What if your motor fails? ... start sailing and go somewhere where it isn't
so tight.

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