Give it up, Katy. You giving any advice on sailing or motoring is
tantamount to the Pope giving advice on pedophile priests.

Katy, haven't you heard of using a stern anchor when proceeding
downwind into a slip or dock? Duh!

CN




"katysails" wrote in message ...
It's the situation....no place to go forward (unless you really want to take
out the dock...) The situation we were in was with the wind at the stern at
about 30 knots....without a line back to the dock to pivot the stern as soon
as you were abeam you'd just get blown right back...if you throttled up you
got too ,much forward motion and you'd end up pinned to the backend of the
fingerslips and everyone else's boats....
"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
Sounds like a newbie to me. ''wind is at the stern''? good grief!

Scotty



"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
newsBlQd.43974$K54.1127@edtnps84...
I don't know Scotty..... this "coldcorona"..... smells fishy to me.
:-)

Sailboats belong on a mooring!!

Anyway... anybody who rents a slip in an area they can't access
easily is
just plain stupid.

I can turn my Crab Crusher on a dime and it hates to back up.... fin
keelers
would have no problem in that situation

CM


"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
Inboard, outboard? Wheel, tiller? Singlehanded, crew? Is the
wind
*ALWAYS* from the same direction? Floating docks?

Practice backing out in the open. Learn to use your prop walk.
Watch
other boats and see what they do.

SV



"coldcorona" wrote in message
oups.com...
Question about a pivot turn, is it possible to turn around a 29'
sailboat in a 40' wide area?
The only space available at a nearby marina are side ties and I'm
worried about whether I can actually dock there.
Before starting the turn the wind is at the stern. On the port
side
is
the marina wall and on the other is the dock. I don't think
there's
much if any current affecting the slip.

The other option is docking with the stern to the wind and when
leaving
backing up for 90 feet.
There are boats in front and behind this slip.

Thanks.

On 14 Feb 2005 21:25:49 -0800, "coldcorona"
wrote this crap:

Question about a pivot turn, is it possible to turn around a 29'
sailboat in a 40' wide area?


If you have an outboard, it's easy. Just turn the motor and the whole
boat will pivot.






Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

We had to do that twice this past year at the yacht club when the winds
wouldn't allow us to back out the fairway (we were on the dock perpendicular
to the slips...) we're 31 actual feet ...rigged the line from the away side
of the bow to the stern and around a post so Mr sails could keep the bow in
place from his position at the wheel and kept the away stern tie on with a
bit of slackI manned the bow with dock pole to fend off pilings and
sterns...we are deep keel fin and the boat will pivot very nicely on
it...was nerve-wracking the first time but managed not to mutilate or dent
anything...the second time went much better...

"coldcorona" wrote in message
oups.com...
Question about a pivot turn, is it possible to turn around a 29'
sailboat in a 40' wide area?
The only space available at a nearby marina are side ties and I'm
worried about whether I can actually dock there.
Before starting the turn the wind is at the stern. On the port side is
the marina wall and on the other is the dock. I don't think there's
much if any current affecting the slip.

The other option is docking with the stern to the wind and when leaving
backing up for 90 feet.
There are boats in front and behind this slip.

Thanks.

Motoring by committed. Bwaaaaaahahhahahahhahahahhahhahah!

How dumb and inept are you? I singlehand and I can do any
maneuver under sail and using anchors and warps and I can
accomplish it professionally without all the stupid committee
chatter you motorboaters use to the disgust of all real sailors.

You are pathetic.

CN

"katysails" posted the following crap:

We had to do that twice this past year at the yacht club when the winds
wouldn't allow us to back out the fairway (we were on the dock perpendicular
to the slips...) we're 31 actual feet ...rigged the line from the away side
of the bow to the stern and around a post so Mr sails could keep the bow in
place from his position at the wheel and kept the away stern tie on with a
bit of slackI manned the bow with dock pole to fend off pilings and
sterns...we are deep keel fin and the boat will pivot very nicely on
it...was nerve-wracking the first time but managed not to mutilate or dent
anything...the second time went much better...

Committee chatter? What committee? Mr Sails and myself hardly form a
committee.....and we used two warp lines to accomplish what you're claoming
to do with lines, sails, and anchor.....less is best....

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...

Motoring by committed. Bwaaaaaahahhahahahhahahahhahhahah!

How dumb and inept are you? I singlehand and I can do any
maneuver under sail and using anchors and warps and I can
accomplish it professionally without all the stupid committee
chatter you motorboaters use to the disgust of all real sailors.

You are pathetic.

CN

"katysails" posted the following crap:

We had to do that twice this past year at the yacht club when the winds
wouldn't allow us to back out the fairway (we were on the dock
perpendicular to the slips...) we're 31 actual feet ...rigged the line
from the away side of the bow to the stern and around a post so Mr sails
could keep the bow in place from his position at the wheel and kept the
away stern tie on with a bit of slackI manned the bow with dock pole to
fend off pilings and sterns...we are deep keel fin and the boat will
pivot very nicely on it...was nerve-wracking the first time but managed
not to mutilate or dent anything...the second time went much better...

katysails wrote:
...less is best....


High praise then for Neal indeed.

Cheers
Marty

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Group,

A question: Doesn't any one use a BOATHOOK in a slip?

It is a very handy thing in a tight situations, it can hold the stern
against prop walk.

With a crew, it is a simple matter to enter and leave a slip using
Neutral as the gear of choice. Simply walk the boat away from the slip,
push the bow into the desired direction and power away,

"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
...
Group,

A question: Doesn't any one use a BOATHOOK in a slip?

It is a very handy thing in a tight situations, it can hold the stern
against prop walk.

With a crew, it is a simple matter to enter and leave a slip using
Neutral as the gear of choice. Simply walk the boat away from the slip,
push the bow into the desired direction and power away,

If 'coldcorona" had any ability to sail..... he'd strike canvas and sail
outta that slip.... 40 ft is plenty of room to turn around... and tack up
wind in a 30ft boat!! Damned newbies!

CM

No, because I've seen people drop them in the water. It shouldn't be used
for that anyway. It's not designed for that kind of weight.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
...
Group,

A question: Doesn't any one use a BOATHOOK in a slip?

It is a very handy thing in a tight situations, it can hold the stern
against prop walk.

With a crew, it is a simple matter to enter and leave a slip using
Neutral as the gear of choice. Simply walk the boat away from the slip,
push the bow into the desired direction and power away,

Stupid is as stupid does.


"JG" wrote ...
No, because I've seen people drop them in the water. It shouldn't be
used
for that anyway. It's not designed for that kind of weight.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
...
Group,

A question: Doesn't any one use a BOATHOOK in a slip?

It is a very handy thing in a tight situations, it can hold the
stern
against prop walk.

With a crew, it is a simple matter to enter and leave a slip using
Neutral as the gear of choice. Simply walk the boat away from the
slip,
push the bow into the desired direction and power away,