Wally I had to chuckle when I saw your post; we call it the "People Watching Rule; The amount of difficulty one encounters while docking is directly proportional to the number of people watching"
Richard A very cold 1985 37 Richard N. Bush Law Offices 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite 9 Louisville, Kentucky 40220 502-584-7255 -----Original Message----- From: Wally Bryant <w...@wbryant.com> To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Sun, Jan 5, 2014 11:17 am Subject: Re: Stus-List single handed docking Perhaps the most important thing is to make sure no one is watching. If there's no one watching, you will do it perfectly. If you have a big audience, it'll be a train wreck. <VBG> In addition to the other tips already mentioned, I like to stop the boat completely in the fairway or near the dock. That gives me a chance to evaluate the breeze and tidal currents, and compensate when approaching the dock. I also believe in the GO SLOW method. Sometimes a tidal current can give you a knot or two, and you think you're going slow but in fact are at a dead stop and can't steer the boat. That sucks. So coming to a complete stop away from the dock can give you a clue. Another thing... Practice on a mooring ball or buoy in clear water. Try to bring the boat to a complete stop with the bow touching the mooring ball and the hull lined up different points on shore. Wal _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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