BASIC POWERBOATING. SAFETY & RESCUE FOR SAILING INSTRUCTORS 41 Mooring


Moorings typically have a large buoy that is attached to an anchor on the bottom with a chain. They often have a floating line (pendant), sometimes rigged with a pickup pole, which you can grab to bring the pendant aboard. If there is no pole or you cannot reach it, you will need a boat hook. Some moorings may not have a pendant and you’ll need to tie a stout line to the chain or the ring on the bottom of the buoy, using two round turns to reduce chafe. Buoys may have a ring on top, but before tying onto it make sure a metal rod connects it to the bottom ring. A ring attached only to the buoy’s surface could rip off.


Departure


Picking Up a Mooring WIND


1


Shift to reverse to stop if


needed. Pick up and secure mooring pendant.


2Shift to neutral.


2 WIND 1


Shift to forward gear and steer clear of mooring, being careful not to swing stern into it.


3


Cast off and let boat drift downwind until clear of mooring. If wind is too light, shift to reverse until clear of mooring.


Picking Up a Mooring. The driver should approach the mooring with it on his side of the boat to keep it in sight throughout the approach. If the driver loses sight of the mooring, the bow person should use hand signals and a boat hook to direct the driver.


COMING ALONGSIDE AN ANCHORED BOAT 1 1 2 WIND 2


Determine swing behavior of anchored boat and approach at an appropriate angle at mcs. When boat is about half to one boat length away, make smooth turn to bring boat parallel to anchored boat and shift to neutral.


Reverse to stop boat. If necessary, increase throttle to accelerate swing, especially if anchored boat starts to swing away. Shift to neutral and tie up.


Approach at mcs from downwind position (or downcurrent if stronger).


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