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And another short one....
We were tied up at Shaffer's in Chesapeake City on the C&D Canal. We went to dinner and half way through the meal, I glanced out the window to see that the current had caused the stern line to slip on the dock cleat and the stern was way out into the canal. A crowd had begun to gather. After a mad dash through the restaurant, I grabbed the stern line, hauled the boat back to the dock through the 1-2kt current, and got it refastened more securely.
Lessons Learned:
1. Secure to the dock with a loop and adjust the line from the boat.
2. Don't put skinny lines on really big cleats.
3. Spring lines are really useful
4. Don't tie up to a dock exposed to a current, if possible.
5. Make your most stupid mistakes on your Father's (or someone else's) boat.
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Sabre 38 "Victoria"
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