"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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"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

You don't need, nor should you use, an anchor to sail away from a dock.

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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...

Cheers,
Ellen

"Capt. JG" wrote
| You don't need, nor should you use, an anchor to sail away from a dock.


Sez who?

Cheers,
Ellen

Ellen MacArthur wrote:
"Capt. JG" wrote
| You don't need, nor should you use, an anchor to sail away from a dock.


Sez who?

You certainly don't need it for your boat.

I can understand using it for a 6 ton crab crusher. For that matter,
I'm not sure about my boat, especially if I had a lot of constraints.

On the other hand, I did it many times, perhaps hundreds, with boats
like a Rhodes 19. You just push it off and get going. Or you get
someone else to push the boom.

"Jeff" wrote
| You certainly don't need it for your boat.
|
| I can understand using it for a 6 ton crab crusher. For that matter,
| I'm not sure about my boat, especially if I had a lot of constraints.
|
| On the other hand, I did it many times, perhaps hundreds, with boats
| like a Rhodes 19. You just push it off and get going. Or you get
| someone else to push the boom.



I'd rather be safe than sorry. It's better not to put other boats at risk
because you cut things too close. It's not fun being embarrassed because
you ran into somebody's boat. Using an anchor to kedge off is tried and
true and professional. It's just about foolproof.

Cheers,
Ellen

Sez just about anyone who's ever tried it.

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"Capt. JG" wrote
| You don't need, nor should you use, an anchor to sail away from a dock.


Sez who?

Cheers,
Ellen

IDIOT!

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You don't need, nor should you use, an anchor to sail away from a dock.

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"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message
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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...

Cheers,
Ellen

You sound awfully angry... poor guy.

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"silverback" wrote in message
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IDIOT!

"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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You don't need, nor should you use, an anchor to sail away from a dock.

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"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message
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wrote
| 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...

Cheers,
Ellen