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Sailing Tip of the Week: Getting away from the dock in a tricky wind

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9:22 PM Thu 19 Aug 2010 GMT
'Manoeuvring with the spring line' .
There are lots of tricks for getting a boat away from a wharf in an onshore, or otherwise tricky wind. The situation can be exacerbated by a bad wave motion, or by limited space either end of the boat, or by both. When adverse conditions apply, it's important to have a fool proof method for getting away from the dock. The following is shown for a catamaran, but a similar technique, adjusted, would apply to a monohull. The method is pretty simple and effective. First tie a dock line from the front of the boat to the dock towards the ...


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