[Rhodes22-list] Docking Issues

Wed May 30 11:50:06 EDT 2012

Thanks for sharing the link.  Great illustrations and instructions.

Christopher P. Cowie    

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From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Mary Lou Troy
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 10:30 AM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Docking Issues

Cleats? You have cleats at your dock? Lucky you. Our new marina has 
only pilings - maybe because they only take transients as guests of 
other boaters. I miss the cleats but we've encountered this before on 
the Chesapeake and have managed. We have spring lines and "cheater" 
lines (lines between the pilings) set up at our home dock and carry 
lots of extra lines (and fenders) of various lengths when we go cruising.

The suggestion to learn how to move your boat around the dock using 
lines is so true. Every situation is different and we are always 
still learning.

Just discovered that jack Klang's manual is available on the 
Internet. He does demos at boat shows with short pieces of wood as 
boats, docks and pilings and string as docklines.
Here's the link:
http://www.fsc.com.au/cproot/442/3/DockingManeuvering.pdf

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall MD

At 08:35 AM 5/30/2012, you wrote:

>Ron,Get as close to the dock as you can and use an extendable boat 
>pole to grab a cleat and pull yourself closer.BK
>  > Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 10:49:20 -0700
> > From: hmcheung57 at gmail.com
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Docking Issues
> >
> >
> > Ron,
> >
> > Docking in windy conditions is challenging, no doubt about it.  Oddly,
> > success in fairly high wind depends on suppressing your natural impulse to
> > take it as slow as possible.  I suggest you practice this out in the open
> > someplace, but approaching the slip at a high enough speed to maintain
> > control is essential; as is being able to get the motor into reverse to
> > bring the boat to a stop alongside your dock.  Also, determine 
> which line is
> > the most essential to get tied on first.  On our boat with our slip
> > arrangement it is the dock side stern line.  Once this is on 
> everything else
> > can be handled with more leisure.  For good or ill that line is 
> right behind
> > the helmsman (usually me).  So in moderate winds I focus on 
> getting Muireann
> > in position for me to get ahold of that line off our dock and 
> securing it to
> > the cleat behind me.
> >
> > In worse winds, another thing to bear in mind is that if its really windy
> > don't be too proud to ask for help from folks ashore.  Keep some 
> longish (25
> > ft or so) dock lines on board; two should be plenty.  And be ready to toss
> > these to folks on your dock to help pull/guide you in.  Even with just one
> > other crew member, a long dock line can be handy as with a strong wind it's
> > easiest to bring the widest part of the boat (or just forward of it) to the
> > dock and have your crew step off with either one or two long dock 
> lines.  If
> > one, it's usually the forward dock line and you can back against it once
> > it's cleated to swing the stern back to the dock if the wind is blowing you
> > off.  Having a crew step ashore with a line in hand (cleated to the boat
> > already of course) may be easier than that same crew fishing for the dock
> > tied line with a boat hook.
> >
> > Lastly, don't be afraid to back away from the dock and set up to try again
> > if the approach isn't going well.
> >
> > Hope this helps!  I'm sure others will have ideas as well.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> >
> > butterchurn wrote:
> > >
> > > As a new boat owner I am having docking isues in wind.  I would like some
> > > suggestions concerning what steps to take in order to learn to 
> do a better
> > > job of it.  This weekend at Lake Erie it was quite windy.  We wanted to
> > > sail but when we tried to untie from our slip the wind was so strong we
> > > couldn't control the boat.  The wind was trying to blow the 
> boat away from
> > > us.  Our slip is has the wind blowing our port side away from the dock
> > > instead of into the dock.  Perhaps we were trying to go out in too windy
> > > conditions.  We saw other sailboats out though they were at least 26
> > > footers.
> > >
> > > We don't want to use our Rhodes as a floating cabin, we got the boat to
> > > sail it.
> > >
> > > Anything you might suggest that might help us to get up to speed with our
> > > skills?  Now once away from the dock I can sail no problem.  I just need
> > > to get out and in.
> > >
> > > Sometimes I feel dumb asking these questions, but I guess I 
> can't learn if
> > > I don't ask.
> > >
> > > Ron
> > >
> >
> >
> > -----
> > Mike Cheung
> > s/v Muireann 1993/2008 Rhodes 22
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