At 11:57 PM 7/20/2006, you wrote:
>Also, thanks for your vote of approval on my manuevering into the
>slip... stern first. I am on the windward side of the dock to avoid
>some situation I don't like on the other side, so getting out of
>here should be a breeze. (Bow into the wind)... a;; ahead standard,
>left full rudder should put me somewhere in the channel.

I have a novel way of docking -

Come in slowly alongside the slip turn into the wind and drop the main.

Or if entering a slip, come in bow first, drop the main, and thrown
an anchor of the stern.

It realy works - the J-24 racing fleet do this every day since they
have no motors.

Alan

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Received on Fri Jul 21 08:10:27 2006