Left mooring fine, getting back was a whole different story!

We had a terrible mooring at Harleyford which we got very upset about when we started on the Thames. Trick is just take your time. Ask some advice from the marina staff. In the end you get the hang of it. My suggestion is to try to visualise the approach and plan for what you are going to do. In the end, just go out and practice so long as you don't damage your boat or someone else's it doesn't matter how long it takes.
 
jecuk said:
We had a terrible mooring at Harleyford which we got very upset about when we started on the Thames. Trick is just take your time. Ask some advice from the marina staff. In the end you get the hang of it. My suggestion is to try to visualise the approach and plan for what you are going to do. In the end, just go out and practice so long as you don't damage your boat or someone else's it doesn't matter how long it takes.
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A different mooring is the only option. Visualising the approach = right thats the first tree root we hit, there's the second, then theres the boat we will allmost hit while avoiding the tree roots, then theres the corner we will end up in while our starboard engine chews up the roots we missed the first time.. It was not an option.

A few people that know the mooring agreed, therefore new mooring is better.

Any other mooring we have tried has been nowhere near as difficult, but required skill and practise. Much better to be comfortable in the mooring and practise our skills on the river, than risk damaging our boat or someone elses trying to moor up in a really tight area we know is a problem.

Just waiting to hear if we got the mooring we want. Some people haven't confirmed if they are staying or going yet. Thursday is the deadline apparently. :D
 
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