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Berthing a single engine cruiser in reverse
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wrote:
In article , Richard Malcolm
says...
5-Go Slow and if (when) you hit something, there will be no damage
This is one that I have occasionally had trouble with.
I have a Bayfield 29 - which is a full keel sailboat with a 'barn door' rudder.
I have some maneuvering problems, and the trouble is that speed is sometimes a
problem. If I go slowly enough to not cause damage, then I barely have
steerage.
Plus if there is wind or current, you sometimes CAN'T go slow. We've
been instructed to come into a face dock between two other boats, with
the wind blowing us toward the dock. Bob lined us up opposite the
space and stopped. Then the wind blew us sideways into the space with
considerable force (good thing he did an accurate job of lining it up,
because we couldn't get off the dock for a couple of days - anything
in the way would have been smashed).
Then once I am clear my slip, I can (usually) turn hard, gun the engine and
swing the bow around with authority. Unless the wind is from the wrong
direction, then it counteracts my swing, and I am now moving TOO quickly towards
the dock and my neighbour!
grump - darn laws of physics!
sdg B29 "Discovery"
We've got more or less the same configuration except it's a 44 and a
modified full keel. If we have to back out (we are usually bow in
because of dinghy davits) and swing through the wind (or current -
current is sometimes worse), we often walk the boat out of the slip (I
take the line from the stern piling and walk forward holding us to
that side) and physically push (or pull) the bow around. In the case
of current, we will wait until slack if we have to, but wind isn't as
predictable.
grandma Rosalie
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