[Public-List] going solo

[Ronald Walker]

Hi Jeff
I'm very new to sailing. Traded my 92 Harley for my Alberg middle of last season. No regrets!
One tip concerning docking or leaving the dock I got from an old salt at my marina. Once you have your boat tied up, spring lines and all. Assuming your bow in. Run a line from the aft cleat on the dock with a loop over your port cockpit winch. No slack. When I get to the boat, the first thing I do is start up my Atomic 4, at idle speed I put her in gear. Then I can take my time removing all docking lines. The one looped over the winch combined with the motor keeps the boat in place. Be sure to leave the loop
layng on the dock. When I return to the dock after sailing the first thing I do is grab that loop and place it over the winch. Be sure to have it in gear. Then just as before its a cinch to walk around and secure everything.
Fair Winds Jeff
Ron
Full Measure #292
--- On Tue, 6/5/12, Jeffrey Randall <jcrandall1956 at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Jeffrey Randall <jcrandall1956 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] going solo
> To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
> Date: Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 1:04 PM
> Has anyone made their own
> jacklines.  Where have you gotten the nylon
> strapping
> Jeff Randall
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Meinhold, Michael J. <
> MICHAEL.J.MEINHOLD at saic.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Sounds like an experiment to try on a nice warm day. I
> have always
> > wondered what kind of forces the harness would put on
> my ribs if I
> > pitched over the bow while the boat was moving 6 knots,
> and where I
> > (specifically my head) would end up.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org
> > [mailto:public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org]
> On Behalf Of Kris Coward
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 11:36 AM
> > To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all
> > Subject: Re: [Public-List] going solo
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 05, 2012 at 07:46:35AM -0400, James Allocco
> wrote:
> > > I agree with George that for me an auto pilot is a
> must when single
> > > handing and get dock lines and fenders ready, etc.
> I would suggest
> > > jacklines and a harness when single handing in
> heavy weather.
> >
> > I'd also recommend that if you're single handing with a
> harness,
> > jacklines, and an autopilot, you consider how difficult
> it'll be to get
> > back aboard if you don't have some means of making the
> boat stop (or
> > calling for help that can make the boat stop).
> >
> > I have something of a history of dropping the boarding
> ladder, and tying
> > the lifering to the pushpit with the heaving line to go
> for a swim when
> > becalmed (NOT while single handing). In terms of
> gettign a sense that
> > the boat is really speeding back up and the swim should
> end, I've
> > already found myself considering it unwise to expect to
> be able to climb
> > back up the boarding ladder at speeds higher than 3/4
> of a knot. Based
> > on that (and the fact that the original world record
> for men's 100m
> > freestyle was swum at an average speed of under 3
> knots), I can't really
> > imagine pulling myself back aboard if the autopilot is
> holding a course
> > where the boat's making 4 knots through the water.
> >
> > Whether it's a handheld radio tethered to your harness,
> some line rigged
> > up to disengage the autopilot if the jacklines are
> placed under enough
> > tension, some trailing object that you can grab to kill
> the autopilot,
> > or (ideally) some combination of the above, if you
> don't have a plan to
> > stop the boat so you can climb back on, you're probably
> better off not
> > even being tied to it in the first place.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Kris
> >
> > --
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> 
> -- 
> Sincerely,
> 
> 
> Jeff Randall
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