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

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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.

Hoist the fore sail, toss the bow lines, spring out with yor stern line
and yer off.

Joe

Tighten the jib at the dock. Cast off the bow line hall in on the stern
line. As the jib back winds, you start falling away from the dock. Release
the stern line, move the jib to the other side. You're gone.

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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.

Push off from the bow, roll out jib, sail off, turn on AP
and hoist main, grab drink from below.

Scotty


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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.

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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.

Release painter. (How many know what that is?) Walk on dock towards
stern. Grab mainsheet near the end of boom and pull in so boat pivots
away from dock, keep stern in close. Ask novice passengers already
onboard if they want you to come along. Casually step over stern to
take helm. Slip and land on tiller, breaking it in half.

Alternate ending: realize you forgot to ship the rudder.

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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

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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 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