On 2007-08-01 21:33:40 -0400, Brian Whatcott said:

On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 09:59:30 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

.... I don't want to be in the business of putting down your husband,
but he certainly has no business doing what you say he did. If he's as
experienced as you claim, then he should know better.
...
Jonathan

This may be a key point: the 'experienced' folks who are full of
bluster may possibly have an exaggerated view of their competence.

I agree with this and the one I can't find now about he should be able
to comfortably single-hand the boat if he's competent. We essentially
single-hand Xan (below) most of time, the off-helm person is on
stand-by in case things go south.

Thought: Why not have "Girls" and "Guys" days?

Another thought to make docking easier: Tie or splice loops into the
dock lines right where they need to be. The dock crew merely drops the
line on the cleats, no adjusting. One of those lines should be a spring
line from the "inside" outer piling that the helm can drop on a winch.
That keeps the bow off of the dock and by turning the tiller or
outboard in slow forward gear, the bow can be swung from side to side
to ease the dock crew's job. When that one line is on, the boat's
safely in the slip.

--
Jere Lull
Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
Xan's new pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/
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