{"id":1458,"date":"2016-01-18T09:17:26","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T17:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tradewindssailing.com\/wordpress\/?p=1458"},"modified":"2022-04-15T11:40:18","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T18:40:18","slug":"leeward-docking-at-the-pump-out-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tradewindssailing.com\/wordpress\/general\/leeward-docking-at-the-pump-out-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeward Docking at the Pump Out Station"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier, we looked at\u00a0 the D dock Pontoon Pump Station Bowen Basin<\/a>. \u00a0In this installment, we explore docking to leeward of the same dock. \u00a0The choice of going to windward or leeward is entirely the skipper’s. \u00a0Docking to windward is very easy, however the departure requires some effort. \u00a0Docking to leeward can be challenging, but the departures are a piece of cake.<\/p>\n

There are two basic techniques while going to leeward. \u00a0Interestingly, the boat handling process is nearly identical. \u00a0The only difference; with one the goal is to stop the boat parallel to the dock and with the other, try to stop with the bow almost touching and the stern a few feet out. \u00a0The primary difference is how the lines are set up and handled. \u00a0Both options require a dock line of about the same length as the length of the boat.<\/p>\n

\"Turning\"<\/a>To begin either docking option, approach the dock in forward at an angle. \u00a0Depending upon circumstances, the angle can be anywhere from about 20 to 90 degrees. \u00a0As the boat nears the dock, start a turn with the goal of bringing the boat parallel to the dock. \u00a0To help me know when to turn, I use a simple visual trick. \u00a0When the boat\u00a0visually “touches” the dock, I begin my turn. \u00a0When coming straight at the dock, this seems to be the spot that leaves just the right amount of space to complete a 90 degree turn without hitting the dock. \u00a0All that is left is figuring out how fast to turn. \u00a0 Once the boat is along side the dock, option 1 or 2 below comes into play.<\/p>\n

\"Aft<\/a>Option 1:<\/strong> \u00a0Cleat hitch the line to a waist cleat. \u00a0Bring the boat to a stop parallel to the dock and get the line around a dock cleat more or less even with the transom. \u00a0Secure the line at the waist cleat (or a convent winch) and place the boat in forward at a low RPM. \u00a0The force of the propeller against the line moves\u00a0the boat towards the dock. Slow the approach by turning away from the dock; speed the approach by turning toward the dock.<\/p>\n

\"Bow<\/a>Option 2:<\/strong> \u00a0This option only works when placing the “prop walk side of the boat” against the dock. \u00a0Tie a loose loop of line from the bow cleat to the waist cleat. Bring the bow as close to a dock cleat as possible and hold position. \u00a0Use a boat hook to place the loop around the cleat. \u00a0Reverse at a low RPM and let the prop walk bring the boat slowly to the dock.<\/p>\n

Departures can’t be any easier. \u00a0Cast off the dock lines and let the wind blow you away. \u00a0Once cleat motor off.<\/p>\n

My own personal choice is to dock\u00a0to leeward whenever possible. \u00a0I find it easier to dock to leeward than depart to windward. \u00a0Your choice is yours, however, as you can see, the choice doesn’t involve “U turns” in close quarters situations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Earlier, we looked at\u00a0 the D dock Pontoon Pump Station Bowen Basin. \u00a0In this installment, we explore docking to leeward of the same dock. \u00a0The choice of going to windward or leeward is entirely the skipper’s. \u00a0Docking to windward is … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tradewindssailing.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tradewindssailing.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tradewindssailing.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tradewindssailing.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tradewindssailing.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1458"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.tradewindssailing.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3048,"href":"https:\/\/www.tradewindssailing.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1458\/revisions\/3048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tradewindssailing.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tradewindssailing.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tradewindssailing.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}