[Public-List] going solo

[Ronald Walker]

I just noticed a mistake in my posting. That loop could be over the starboard side winch depending on which side you dock on. Sorry.
--- On Tue, 6/5/12, Ronald Walker <rwpsw at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> From: Ronald Walker <rwpsw at sbcglobal.net>
> 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, 1:48 PM
> 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
> > >
> > > --
> > > Kris Coward           
> >                
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> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Sincerely,
> > 
> > 
> > Jeff Randall
> > JCMedical
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