hamburgnick
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In the August 03 YM is a request about mooring between poles in Denmark.
As a Brit living in Germany, often sailing around the Danish Isles in the Baltic
(occasionally in the North Sea too) I would like to add to this article...
As in most UK marinas, deep water is "outside". The further ashore you try to moor,
the water is shallower and the berths narrower. Too wide a boat may mean a longer
walk to the land.
I have never heard of anyone calling ahead - often the harbourmaster is only available for a few hours in the evenings. Just go in and look.
Fenders are a problem ! Usually the gap between poles is quite tight. It is necessary to keep the fenders tied on, but on deck. After passing through the poles they can be kicked over.
Marina supplied lines are very rare. Sometimes a berthowner leaves their own hanging. Mostly you need your own. Have two stern lines with large eyes ready and tied off. Bring them outside all fitting forward to midships - the widest part of the boat where it is easiest to pop them over the upwind post first - in a cross wind you will be blown across to the downwind one anyway.
You will then need 2 lines forward which may be short ones as you will be boarding over the bows. As an extra line a long bowline is a useful accessory if its windy, to pass ashore to a handy helper, or if the box (berth) is too long.
Go in slowly, have confidence in your boathandling and enjoy it.
After you are in - as in any marina - you can watch the antics of those
who make a mistake (as everyone at sometime does) and learn from them.
In a very strong crosswind you may only get the downwind stern line on
and instead rush to the pontoon. No problem.
Move the sternline so that it acts as a spring and
spring yourselves to the upwind pole.
Crossing the sternlines is useful if the box is far too long for your boat.
Enjoy Denmark - the sailing is beautiful.
And the Baltic is mainly tideless and has little or no magnetic variation !
Hamburg-Nick
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As a Brit living in Germany, often sailing around the Danish Isles in the Baltic
(occasionally in the North Sea too) I would like to add to this article...
As in most UK marinas, deep water is "outside". The further ashore you try to moor,
the water is shallower and the berths narrower. Too wide a boat may mean a longer
walk to the land.
I have never heard of anyone calling ahead - often the harbourmaster is only available for a few hours in the evenings. Just go in and look.
Fenders are a problem ! Usually the gap between poles is quite tight. It is necessary to keep the fenders tied on, but on deck. After passing through the poles they can be kicked over.
Marina supplied lines are very rare. Sometimes a berthowner leaves their own hanging. Mostly you need your own. Have two stern lines with large eyes ready and tied off. Bring them outside all fitting forward to midships - the widest part of the boat where it is easiest to pop them over the upwind post first - in a cross wind you will be blown across to the downwind one anyway.
You will then need 2 lines forward which may be short ones as you will be boarding over the bows. As an extra line a long bowline is a useful accessory if its windy, to pass ashore to a handy helper, or if the box (berth) is too long.
Go in slowly, have confidence in your boathandling and enjoy it.
After you are in - as in any marina - you can watch the antics of those
who make a mistake (as everyone at sometime does) and learn from them.
In a very strong crosswind you may only get the downwind stern line on
and instead rush to the pontoon. No problem.
Move the sternline so that it acts as a spring and
spring yourselves to the upwind pole.
Crossing the sternlines is useful if the box is far too long for your boat.
Enjoy Denmark - the sailing is beautiful.
And the Baltic is mainly tideless and has little or no magnetic variation !
Hamburg-Nick
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