Jere Lull wrote:

In article ,
"Roger Long" wrote:

With the wind, current, and sternwalk, this boat can't be brought to a
stop without ending up far from the dock and the stern too far out to
get a line ashore or in the space of the boat that will soon be next
door. The line to hold against the sternwalk yaw is an essential part
of stopping the boat. That means someone has to step off while the
boat is still moving.

Our technique involves keeping all lines on the dock.

We do the same at our home marina. All the lines are on the pilings -
makes it much simpler because all we have to do is pick up the
midships spring lines and hold the boat there while we get the rest of
the rear lines.

I have one
specific line to pick up as I come in, the spring from the outermost
"inside" piling that drops over the winch. Once I put that line on, I
can power forward all I want and not hit the dock. Twiddling the rudder
moves the bow port or starboard so my crew can pick up the bow lines
without stretching too far. Once those three lines are on, the motor can
be killed and the other lines dropped on.

We're small and maneuverable enough that I can reach that spring by
hand; others may need to grab it with a hook.

I spliced loops into the lines so they're "drop and forget", which makes
life a lot simpler.

We just have chafe gear on the lines at the point where they go
through the hawse holes or wherever they come aboard the boat. That
way I can pull the line through and cleat it off on the boat and if I
have the chafe gear in the proper place the line will be the right
length.

We are big enough that we have boat hooks for each lines person. If
we have to move the boat against any wind or current, it takes two of
us, so we aren't that maneuverable.

grandma Rosalie