After walking the boat partially out of the slip, I would tie a spring line to the stern starboard cleat and run that line around a cleat etc. on the main dock and then back to the boat where you can control the tension. If the wind is high causing the bow to fall off to starboard then just add more tension as you pay out the line leaving the slip. As the boat piviots out of the slip the spring line can be brought aboard.
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Originally Posted by sailak
Howdy folks,
The wife and I have had the boat now for just over a month..learning quickly!
We were just assigned a different slip (currently in transient hell) and this one is port side to dock. The boat is an Omega 36, fin keel sloop. Stern goes to left from prop-walk when in reverse. The wind blows the bow around quite a bit -- she really seems to want to set stern to the wind. I'm wondering how to get out of the slip with the least amount of drama. When docked starboard side to the dock I would use a line to the end of the dock to pivot the boat to exit to the left but being port side to I no longer have that option.
I'm thinking cast off all but the bow line and allow the boat to swing some to starboard, then cast off the bowline and let her drift straight back. Once back far enough I should be able to make the left turn to exit.
Wind here is very consistent at about 10-15 degrees left of the bow.
A picture to help. Cleats where the "Cs" are.
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