You need to get past the anchor thing. It's not going to help you much.

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"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message
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| How do you sail off a dock when the wind is
| setting you towards the dock. [Assume an end-tie
| situation with no motor] 1 pt


That's easy for a small boat like a Sunfish. Just give it a nice
strong push. But for a bigger one I guess
you'd have to do something like this. Row out a small anchor. Set it
well out from the dock near the middle of
the boat. Tie the anchor line to the mid-cleat. Set your sails so they're
in the *heave-to* position. Stand near
the middle of the boat and pull it out sideways. Pull the anchor up. Let
go the weather jib sheet and off you go...

Cheers,
Ellen