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JimDews post (why is it...) got me thinking. In the world of berthing (which I liken to parking a stretch limo, with its steering in the boot, dodgy brakes and black ice for tyres) do you feel the jitters more when arriving at a strange (marina) berth or leaving it?

For some reason its leaving that always gets me in a sweat - probably because I've had too much time to think of everything that could go wrong whereas coming in to an unknown berth (once we've found the damn thing) there's little or no time to think and instinct seems to take over.

So, what makes you quiver the most, arriving or leaving?

Mark
 
Generally leaving a marina berth, there seem to be more possibilities for things to go wrong... end up pointing the wrong way down the aisle, followed by a 450-point turn, getting pinned against a pile, etc. Our home berth is a swinging mooring so I rarely cock that one up.

Watched someone trying to pick up an empty pile berth at Bucklers hard last week, the tide was running and it was blowing a gusty F4 across the piles. My heart went out to him, its a while since I last had to do that particular maneuvre, and got it anything approaching right, and it made the extra ten quid a night they charge for the marina seem almost worthwhile.
 
Have got over that problem . can do bows to and Stern to with lazy lines , Bows and stern to with anchor dropped before hand as well without a problem . Even nudge gently between piles . Also along side , any angle etc .

I also can cope with other people getting into trouble and am always there to help but what gets me still is when some Bu**er blatantly lands me with a problem which is the result of his negligence and not mine .

This is wrong of course since after a life time of sorting out other peoples cockups I should be more tolerant

must give myself 3 lashes
 
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JimDews post (why is it...) got me thinking. In the world of berthing (which I liken to parking a stretch limo, with its steering in the boot, dodgy brakes and black ice for tyres) do you feel the jitters more when arriving at a strange (marina) berth or leaving it?

For some reason its leaving that always gets me in a sweat - probably because I've had too much time to think of everything that could go wrong whereas coming in to an unknown berth (once we've found the damn thing) there's little or no time to think and instinct seems to take over.

So, what makes you quiver the most, arriving or leaving?

Mark

[/ QUOTE ]Well, having a long-keeler, I do rather get butterflies every time I have to go out. Funnily enough, I can predict pretty surely what will happen, as she weathercocks immediatelly, and the rudder doesnt work. But that's the joy of sailing, if you wanted it easy, youd've bought a moby. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
 
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So, what makes you quiver the most, arriving or leaving? Mark

[/ QUOTE ] Neither! 'tis paying for a visitor's berth / mooring that makes me quiver, not entering it or leaving it.
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<But that's the joy of sailing, if you wanted it easy, youd've bought a moby>

Too true, how good does it feel when you execute the perfect manouevre - makes up for no amount of balls ups!

Had the pleasure of watching a brand new Rival 36, I think on its first outing, attempt to reverse out a couple of weeks ago - there was no way she was having any of this astern nonsense! The helm though was magic, he executed a 7000 point turn in the space of about 37 feet and calmly went on his way. Boy was I impressed!

An hour later what appeared to be a relative newbie in a mobo exited his berth at some speed and promptly scraped his way down a row of 4 or 5 boats on the opposite pontoon. "Dont worry" he called, "I'll be back"!!! He was too, a week later I saw him having boat handling instruction in the marina!

Mark
 
Re: I don\'t get particularly bothered by any of it.

It's only a game.

If you entertain the whole marina population. So what? It's just your turn.
Clearly if you find your entertaining the marina everytime you go out it's time to
re-think your method.

From my observation it's striving for perfection while boating that leads to any stress.
 
when I was a kid and merely the deckhand I would give the old man grief if he didn't produce a perfect, slick, manoeuvre every time we moored.

Now i'm the skipper my kids give me the same (justice). For me it's still the final approach of the unfamiliar berth that can give me a few butterflies at times.
 
Normally leaving ....

On arrival you normally have good idea of drift, the boat is moving and steerage .... so Ok - you are wary and looking for all the ways you can be prat of the week.

Leaving .... boat is stationary, you only have indicators of water movement, wind etc. You probably are hemmed in by rafts fore / aft ..... or back-out of unfamiliar berth etc.

So what do you do ? Try to look OK, speak with as much confidence with your crew as possible ... then give it a go .... then just shout ... sorry !! Tides / wind just caught her a touch more than I expected .....
 
"But that's the joy of sailing, if you wanted it easy, youd've bought a moby."

Oh no no no..! I don't think I can let that one stand. As a raggie turned stinkie, I can assure you just as much fun can be created trying to get a 30ft single engine Mobo onto a pontoon. I'm fairly sure that my Bayliner can go sideways as fast some sailboats go forwards...
 
S'true that round my parts most parking horlicks are down to biggish mobos, despite the fact that they park accompanied by the distinctive sound of desperately whirring bow thrusters. A capful of x-wind and the fun really starts.

Actually, I reckon it's partly coz they're so high out of the water that no one dares leap ashore with the lines, on the basis that they'd break an ankle.
 
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