We've sailed for the better part of an hour backwards going out the Gate.
Not that I recommend it....

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"Jeff" wrote in message
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silverback wrote:
"Jeff" wrote in message

Good Grief, what a wimp! Tell me how professional you feel when the
club launch fouls on your anchor line while you're rowing back in the
dink.

What a total idiotic comment that is Jeff! The only whinning wimp I can
see here is you spouting force loads of 700 to 1000 lbs. Hogwash!


When you sober up you might consider re-reading the original question and
all the posts in this thread. If you can't sail your boat off the dock in
the conditions stated, singlehanded, even in a 30 knot breeze, you don't
deserve to own a boat.

Sailing a dinghy or even a small keel boat off of a lee dock is
one of the basic maneuvers that you have to learn. If you have any
concerns, you are permitted to practice it a few times when the dock is
empty. Or even find an unused dock to practice on in different
conditions.

Big difference between a punt and a boat Jeff!!!!

And I conceded it could be a problem in a larger boat, but the last few
posts concerned Ellen's boat. And this thread isn't about lee docks, I
just included that because if Ellen practiced, she could probably do it
with her boat.



Casting off is a useful skill, worth learning in its own right. But
spending half an hour doing when someone else can just hop in the boat
and sail off, doesn't look too professional.

Yeah Jeff... you can sail off a lee dock in gale force winds without a
kedge and no auxilliary! Shure Jeff! Tell us about the time you sailed
backward for six hours now....

I don't think I've ever done it for more than 30 minutes.

This thread isn't about lee docks or gale forces.


Thing is... none of you have ever handled a large vessel with no
auxillary off a lee dock.... you are talking bull****! I have handled as
such... and it's obvious that you're totally devoid of any experience
regarding this matter.

This thread is actually about leaving the dock with the wind on the bow.
I've done this thousands of times in small boats and a number of times in
larger boats, even a few time with the cat when conditions were right.



As Bart said... shut up and listen to people with actual experience here.
It's obvious you have none.

Right. You're claiming that when the wind is on the bow, a small
keelboat, or even a larger one, can't be sailed off the dock. I think you
just shown you have less experience than Bobspit. Sober up, Mooron, and
rethink your position on this one.