I generally find that wildly swinging a half full bottle of rum and
screaming "She's Out of Control".. "Clear the Dock!"... works wonders to put
a run to the rubber neckers ashore!

At this point no matter how badly you screw up... it's way better than what
they were expecting!

Think out your approach...... Work the wind, know your momentum, have an
abort point and use it if the first approach isn't what you want. Everything
at dead slow with just enough movement to maintain rudder control.

Practice early in the morning or when nobody is around. Get it right and
repeat it. When you finally have opportunity do it in front of a crowd it
will go flawlessly.... if not grab the rum bottle and start yelling .....
:-)

CM


"Rick" wrote in message
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Would those of you who single handedly sail your boat give a new
sailor some tips on bringing the boat into the slip without attracting
a crowd of gawkers? The dock angels I don't mind, but the sauced vocal
contributions only add to the already high tension level. I don't mind
being the local entertainment occasionally, but it would be nice to
know how to do this better.

I realize practice makes perfect, but a few tips can speed up the
learning curve significantly.

Thanks!