sailing (withthe rags up) into a marina

[Cloona]

thames barge under foresail off Maldon quay - puts it bow on the mud and allows the flood tide to push it stern upstream - drifts across and parks facing seaward for the morrow -

having sailed with dodgy outboards and inboards prefer to rely on the wind and tide - any sort of blow above F3 tho and it all starts happening very much too quickly -

on a quiet day backing a headsail will get you off a pontoon nicely - if the tides ebbing off you go ....

if you don't know the place you can always just head for the hammer head or or nearest point and get a line ashore....... then work out the next move -

 

[fireball]

I know we have a lurker - Mr BP .... who has read YBW forums for some time ... come on - you know you want to ... this lot don't bite - well not too hard!

 

[VO5]

thames barge under foresail off Maldon quay - puts it bow on the mud and allows the flood tide to push it stern upstream - drifts across and parks facing seaward for the morrow -

having sailed with dodgy outboards and inboards prefer to rely on the wind and tide - any sort of blow above F3 tho and it all starts happening very much too quickly -

on a quiet day backing a headsail will get you off a pontoon nicely - if the tides ebbing off you go ....

if you don't know the place you can always just head for the hammer head or or nearest point and get a line ashore....... then work out the next move -

Also the practice of singling up is not seen very often.
In the US I have seen a lot of pushing and heard a lot of yelling as singling up is sort of...unknown...so when I refused help in letting go or coming alongside under sail it was met with baffled stares and then appreciative comments.
The other peculiarity I observed there is that virtually very very few have fenders at the ready when approaching a berth. First the pontoon is clouted,, then the fenders appear, accompanied by a lot of yelling, as an afterthought.

 

[prv]

Also the practice of singling up is not seen very often.

I'm not sure what that means in this context. I understood "singling up" to mean, on a ship, removing the multiple head and stern lines used so that there's only one of each to let go. But yachts don't usually use multiple lines in the same place (except perhaps in very bad weather), so you can't mean that.

What do you mean? Perhaps this technique is "sort of ... unknown" to me too?

Pete