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Date Posted: - Thursday - 09/ 9/10 - 12:18pm
Author: Capt'n Mike "Gypsy Mariner" TM36K
Subject: Two suggestions
In reply to: Leo 's message, "Backing out of slip with higher crosswinds" on - Tuesday - 09/ 7/10 - 7:15pm

Two suggestions:

1. Try using the mizzen to turn you both into the wind, or

2. Always dock your boat by backing it into the slip. This is the method I use. 5 or 6 years ago I would put the bow into the slip first, but one day I need to evacuate the slip as a tropical storm was bearing down and almost could not make it out by backing against the high wind and waves. I would have lost the boat if she would have stayed in the marina. After that, I began backing into the slip. The first few times it might be a little difficult, but after you get the hang of it, you'll always back your boat into the slip - and you look like an ol' salt doing it!

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[> Use the Wind -- Lawrence Killingsworth Ta' Ata Ori M40, - Monday - 09/13/10 - 2:51pm

Backing out of a slip (or maneuvering in close quarters) with a major crosswind is probably the most challenging (and unpleasant) facet of sailing a Mariner.
In my case, guiding nearly 14 tons of a vessel with a full keel and a bowsprit sticking out 6 feet in front makes me envy my marina neighbors docking their with modern boats with fin keels, turning on a dime.
Over the years, I have learned: 1) dead slow is the only way to go and 2) when you get her out of the slip a bit, the pressure of the wind on the main mast (no sails up) will slowly bring the bow around if you back out into the wind. This approach may not work for all of you in every situation, but it has certainly helped me in the crosswind situation.


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