cleat and then reach the mid-ship cleat as a spring line so we do not need the fourth line). As we tie these lines on we also
hang them on the life lines so they can easily be reached from the dock (see Fig 3). This may seem like a small thing, but it has proven to be very helpful as it allows anyone standing on the dock access to the lines. This is most important for the bow line since it is normally hard to reach without someone on the boat handing it to the person on the dock. There are some subtleties worth
mentioning: you can see them if you look closely at Fig. 3: First, we string the bow line toward the aft (and the stern line forward), this makes them easier to reach from the dock. Second, there is danger in having the dock lines go overboard and thereby getting wrapped around the prop. Therefore, we are careful to leave the bitter end on the boat and we make sure the loops over the lifelines are well centered and large. For this same reason, the lines should not be hung on the lifelines until the boat is in calm waters, usually inside the breakwater since big waves
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Figure 3
could bounce them off the boat. Also, be sure to string the line out over the life lines and through the chocks.
Last, we open the lifeline gate and, if needed, hang our fender-step.
These may seem like small details,
but we have found them to be very helpful, especially when there are only two of us on the boat and the
conditions are less than perfect. Without doubt, using them has saved us from some embarrassing, not to mention expensive, mishaps.
Mike Huston owns a computer
consulting company in the Seattle area and teaches sailing part-time for San Juan Sailing in Bellingham, WA. He has been sailing for over 40 years, many of them spent racing. He and his wife own a Jeanneau 43DS, “Illuminé.”
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