EP-65 Solo Sailing Part 1 - Docking
Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the USA
English - September 09, 2022 00:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MB - ★★★★ - 3 ratingsHow To Education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Hello and welcome to the Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the United States podcast. This is part 1 of a 3 part series on solo sailing. In this episode, Mike and I talk about docking the boat solo. It’s taken me over 2 seasons to figure out how to dock the boat solo in most conditions with confidence. The key “discovery” was using 2 large round ball fenders at the stern of the boat. This allows me to come into the slip stern first and nuzzle up to the dock. I then leave the boat in reverse idle and the boat will just stay there and I can get off the boat and secure the lines. Make sure you listen to the episode for some other key tips. Also, be on the lookout for part 2 - solo anchoring/mooring and part 3 - controlling your sails solo.
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