Ellen MacArthur wrote:
"Jeff" wrote
| I've never seen a recreational boat kedged of a dock (I've kedged off
| a number of other things), but I have used a pole on a number of
| occasions. I used to use a winter storage yard that was totally low
| budget - instead of a lift they had an old truck and a homemade frame.
| Boats were moved off the frame onto cradles with an array of small
| hydraulic jacks. Instead of a work boat with an engine, they would
| pole around their little cove with 20 foot poles.



Poles are for punts and people fishing in shallow water with small skiffs.

True, but your boat isn't much bigger.

But, you don't see push poles carried on sailboats. So to say sailors should use a pole
when they don't have one is dumb. I *do* have a couple of anchors.....

I have two eight foot oars and several boat hooks, one 12 feet long.
My boat only draws 3 feet. I few weeks ago I posted a picture of a
boat that was sailed thousands of miles without an engine, but using
long sweeps. I'm pretty sure the poled with them on occasion.