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| How do you sail off a dock when the wind is on
| the bow? [Assume an end-tie situation] 1 pt.


Attach the line from a small anchor to a cleat on the
front of your boat.
Row the anchor out with your dinghy. Drop the anchor three
or four boat
lengths in front of your bow. Untie the dock lines and
pull on the anchor
line till your over the anchor. Weigh the anchor and off
you go...


3 boat lengths? By the time you weigh anchor you'll be back
crashing on the dock.

SV

"Scotty" wrote

| 3 boat lengths? By the time you weigh anchor you'll be back
| crashing on the dock.


Not if your fast and not if you don't get in irons. The secret
is to break loose the anchor from the bottom only when the bow's
at an angle to the wind. That way your mainsail should sail you
away from the dock. It should be sheeted in about on the quarter.
If you use the jib too you have to make sure its full and not backed
before you break loose the anchor.

Cheers,
Ellen

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"Scotty" wrote

| 3 boat lengths? By the time you weigh anchor you'll be
back
| crashing on the dock.


Not if your fast and not if you don't get in irons.
The secret
is to break loose the anchor from the bottom only when the
bow's
at an angle to the wind. That way your mainsail should
sail you
away from the dock. It should be sheeted in about on the
quarter.
If you use the jib too you have to make sure its full and
not backed
before you break loose the anchor.


For some reason, I can't picture you doing this.

Scotty

You shouldn't have to be "fast" to sail away from a dock. You need to be
under control at all times. Fast usually gets you in touble.

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"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message
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"Scotty" wrote

| 3 boat lengths? By the time you weigh anchor you'll be back
| crashing on the dock.


Not if your fast and not if you don't get in irons. The secret
is to break loose the anchor from the bottom only when the bow's
at an angle to the wind. That way your mainsail should sail you
away from the dock. It should be sheeted in about on the quarter.
If you use the jib too you have to make sure its full and not backed
before you break loose the anchor.

Cheers,
Ellen