Safe dinghy anchoring is a little known subject and lost dinghies are the norm. Here is a solid basis for understanding the forces and necessary equipment and some of my favorite creative dinghy anchoring methods.
Here is how to use your anchor to haul your boat off a shoal and careen it. I also bring up a few other ideas, good and bad, for discussion.
Here are two video excerpts from a dock safety video I am filming and will have for sale in December, showing some of the common problems in tying boats in their slips.
I will post more dock-related videos soon. Hope you enjoy them! If you’re using my stepping technique for hardening docklines, remember to hold onto the boat and keep your weight over the dock and not over the foot that is over the water – That way, if you slip, you won’t fall in. If you’re nervous, don’t try it: This is a technique for the agile and fairly strong. This gets into another subject: You ought to have a proven method to easily get out of the water by yourself, at anchor or at the dock. Yes, that’s another post coming up!
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