The choice....no one can go sailing today so I sit at the dock or go it alone- no brainer,,,where are the diock
lines.
Going solo required me to improve my techniques and think more about what I am doing. I do tie in even in the calmest of days as here on the Chesapeake/ Patapsco the stinkpotters can sneak up on you..especially when you are fixing something on the bow
I have learned to fix ropes in my slip to make docking a no-brainer when going it alone. When leaving I cross both bowlines from the dock to the opposite mid boat poles ( pilings so when I come in I have a perfect "V" to catch the boat. First dock
line I reach for is one of the spring
lines and attach to midship
cleat. Then I can leasurely get all others.
The hardest thing about sailing alone is putting everything back together after being out sailing. Especially in the 95 degree summer heat of the Chesapeake.
Some of my best days are when I am out with no one to hear me singing
