[Rhodes22-list] Docking Issues

[butterchurn]

Thanks everyone for the great advice!  This really helps!

Ron


butterchurn wrote:
> 
> As a new boat owner I am having docking isues in wind.  I would like some
> suggestions concerning what steps to take in order to learn to do a better
> job of it.  This weekend at Lake Erie it was quite windy.  We wanted to
> sail but when we tried to untie from our slip the wind was so strong we
> couldn't control the boat.  The wind was trying to blow the boat away from
> us.  Our slip is has the wind blowing our port side away from the dock
> instead of into the dock.  Perhaps we were trying to go out in too windy
> conditions.  We saw other sailboats out though they were at least 26
> footers.
> 
> We don't want to use our Rhodes as a floating cabin, we got the boat to
> sail it.
> 
> Anything you might suggest that might help us to get up to speed with our
> skills?  Now once away from the dock I can sail no problem.  I just need
> to get out and in.
> 
> Sometimes I feel dumb asking these questions, but I guess I can't learn if
> I don't ask.
> 
> Ron
> 

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