Being a good single handler doesn’t mean you can’t ask for help. It’s not that you have to do it all yourself at the dock. Plenty of people at my dock, and always willing to grab a line. Asking for help in a tight means you are being smart. The more I do it the better I get at doing it. I also think of all sorts of thing that help me aide the process. Like running the anchor chain and rode in a loop from the bow to the stern with a pin release to let me drop anchor. Makes it real nice and simple and safe to boot. Keep us posted on the progress. Cheers, LT
On 1/3/14, Andrew Burton <a.burton.sai...@gmail.com> wrote: > Fenders. Lots of fenders. And yes, spring lines are your friends, too. > Also, my mantra is, 'slow is pro,' sometimes stated as, 'never approach the > dock any faster than you're prepared to hit it.' > > Andy > C&C 40 > Peregrine > > Andrew Burton > 61 W Narragansett > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > +401 965-5260 > > On Jan 3, 2014, at 11:11, Rich Knowles <r...@sailpower.ca> wrote: > >> My rule is stay at the helm until the boat is stopped in position where I >> can safely get off with a line. Most of the time it works:) >> >> Rich >> >>> On Jan 3, 2014, at 11:14, Tom B <t...@sv-alera.com> wrote: >>> >>> I have not yet got around to single handing Alera. My main concern is >>> not handling the boat, it's docking her. Any suggestions on that? >>> >>> Tom Buscaglia >>> Alera 1990 C&C 37+/40 >>> Vashon WA >>> _______________________________________________ >>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > -- “Sailors, with their built in sense of order, service and discipline, should really be running the world.” - Nicholas Monsarrat _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
