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Sailing up to a mooring - practising for MOB

8:57 PM Fri 4 Feb 2011 GMT

'Could you stop reliably, every time, at the orange ring?' .

Can you stop your boat in a specific location, reliably, every time without the engine? This vital skill is used when sailing up to a mooring, sailing along side a dock, or rescuing a crew member overboard. You need to be able to do these things without an engine for the obvious reason that you could one day be in a situation where your engine is not working, and you still need to perform the action. Most people learn to stop their boat by heading up in to the wind and coasting to a stop. This method is perfect if ...

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by Adam Loory, UK-Halsey Sailmakers/Sail-World

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