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

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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

poor man's tug boat.

joe

This situation should be avoided, because you can scrape up the side of the
boat, but you can walk the boat to the end of the dock with the sails down,
then raise the jib and push the boat away. The jib will get the boat moving.
As soon as you're moving, head up to a high close reach, then raise the
main.

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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

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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

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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...


the wind's blowing this bigger boat against the dock and
you're going to hoist sail and THEN pull the boat INTO the
wind by hand???

SBV

"Scotty" wrote
| the wind's blowing this bigger boat against the dock and
| you're going to hoist sail and THEN pull the boat INTO the
| wind by hand???


Well, yeah. But, I'm not talking about really big boats. I'd say anything up to 25
feet would work that way. A strong man could probably pull a 30 foot boat out in
say 10-15 miles per hour wind.

Cheers,
Ellen

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"Scotty" wrote
| the wind's blowing this bigger boat against the dock and
| you're going to hoist sail and THEN pull the boat INTO
the
| wind by hand???


Well, yeah. But, I'm not talking about really big
boats. I'd say anything up to 25
feet would work that way.


Well you said ''bigger boat''.

A strong man could probably pull a 30 foot boat out in
say 10-15 miles per hour wind.


Have you ever tried it. I can pull my 30'er , bow first
into wind, no sails up, but it's not easy. I wouldn't try
it sideways with a sail up!

SBV

"Scotty" wrote
| Have you ever tried it. I can pull my 30'er , bow first
| into wind, no sails up, but it's not easy. I wouldn't try
| it sideways with a sail up!


No, but I'm not a strong man. And you could always get help from the crew.
Or wait for a lull.
But it might not be as hard as you think. In the heave to position about half the
mainsail is covered up by the jib. The total sail area probably isn't as big as you think.
Plus the boat will lean over a little too spilling wind.

Cheers,
Ellen

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

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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

You're joking. Sailing isn't about strength. It's about planning ahead.

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"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message
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"Scotty" wrote
| the wind's blowing this bigger boat against the dock and
| you're going to hoist sail and THEN pull the boat INTO the
| wind by hand???


Well, yeah. But, I'm not talking about really big boats. I'd say
anything up to 25
feet would work that way. A strong man could probably pull a 30 foot boat
out in
say 10-15 miles per hour wind.

Cheers,
Ellen