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I think we're talking about apples and oranges here. We're comparing the lines and procedures for tying up a massive 800' steel commercial freighter with those for a 36' fiberglass private yacht. There is no comparison.
It would make sense to tie up the freighter on short lines, so that it doesn't start to move. When a freighter is in port, the professional captain can assign a paid crew member to monitor the docklines regularly and adjust them as the tide rises and falls. The owner of a private yacht has to go to work 5 days a week, and doesn't have paid crew to monitor the docklines and readjust them in his absence. Adjusting them so that they allow no movement is completely impracticable.
When I bought my first small cruising boat, I decided I'd save a few dollars and use polypropylene for docklines. The first night I slept on the boat, I listened to the sound when the non-stretching poly pro docklines drew taut. It was like trying to sleep inside a kettle drum.
While it's interesting to know how the big guys tie up their boats, we're talking about private yachts here.
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