srm
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Just a thought for the New Year.
On Boxing Day three yachts (plus a motor boat) went out from our smallish marina.
All three yachts arrived back at around the same time (just before dark) and all three entered their berths without turning on an engine. Wind was light and gave a beat up to the breakwater then the wind on the starboard quarter as they went down the lane. Coincidentally, all had to make a starboard turn into their berths.
The smallest could not start its outboard so dropped sail at the end of the lane and drifted in with the aid of an oar.
The middle size boat had four Bretton's on board and entered under main and genoa. There was just enough width in the lane for them to turn into the berth where one of the crew jumped off the bow and stopped the boat.
The larger yacht was single handed and did not have enough space to turn into its berth so entered under partly rolled genoa, hooked on a midship spring to the end of its finger pier and swung into the berth around the spring (which is the same manoeuvre it uses to get into the berth under power).
Just out of interest how many sailing forumites have (or would) sail into a marina berth given favourable conditions?
Perhaps a New Year resolution?
Have fun.
On Boxing Day three yachts (plus a motor boat) went out from our smallish marina.
All three yachts arrived back at around the same time (just before dark) and all three entered their berths without turning on an engine. Wind was light and gave a beat up to the breakwater then the wind on the starboard quarter as they went down the lane. Coincidentally, all had to make a starboard turn into their berths.
The smallest could not start its outboard so dropped sail at the end of the lane and drifted in with the aid of an oar.
The middle size boat had four Bretton's on board and entered under main and genoa. There was just enough width in the lane for them to turn into the berth where one of the crew jumped off the bow and stopped the boat.
The larger yacht was single handed and did not have enough space to turn into its berth so entered under partly rolled genoa, hooked on a midship spring to the end of its finger pier and swung into the berth around the spring (which is the same manoeuvre it uses to get into the berth under power).
Just out of interest how many sailing forumites have (or would) sail into a marina berth given favourable conditions?
Perhaps a New Year resolution?
Have fun.