“Short spring from amidships” is more properly called a breast line. And that 
is ALWAYS the first line over when I bring the 72’ schooner I captain into a 
dock (or a slip).

 

The fact that you know and use the process indicates to me that you are a 
competent skipper, Joe. 

 

I am often amused – and occasionally terrified – to watch the captains – even 
experienced captains of larger boats – who just seem to insist on approaching 
the dock from 45 to 90 degrees, and then getting a bow line over.

 

I’ve tried to explain the process to I-don’t-know-how-many small boat skippers 
over the past 4 years, but they just don’t seem to grasp that once the breast 
line is attached to the dock (or a piling), you can use power to pull the boat 
snug to the dock and set fore and aft springs to position the boat, and power 
against the springs to pull the bow and stern in against any combination of 
wind and current. 

 

Rick Brass

 

 

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Joe via CnC-List
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Cc: Della Barba, Joe <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov>
Subject: Re: Stus-List Boat Handling Skill

 

Use a short spring from amidships. You can hold the boat on with forward or 
reverse as needed.  

I use this with great effect when parallel parking singlehanded.

Joe

Coquina

 

 

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