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Default Docking Situation Question #2

That's the right answer for a different question.
Wrong for this question.

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote

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| How do you sail off a dock when the wind is on
| the bow? [Assume an end-tie situation] 1 pt.


Attach the line from a small anchor to a cleat on the front of your
boat.
Row the anchor out with your dinghy. Drop the anchor three or four boat
lengths in front of your bow. Untie the dock lines and pull on the anchor
line till your over the anchor. Weigh the anchor and off you go...