benjenbav
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Reged: 12/08/2004
Posts: 2663
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As I was pottering up Itchenor Reach the other day - making no wash  - I saw a couple trying to pick up a mooring by approaching it upwind but downtide at a time when all the boats were quite clearly tide rode and there was virtually no wind anyway.
There were no restrictions in terms of surrounding craft and it just seemed to me that, whilst not a difficult manoeuvre, they were making it more of a challenge than they needed to.
Maybe I'm just missing the point.
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LadyInBed
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Reged: 02/09/2001
Posts: 4004
Loc: Zumerzet
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No, your not.
It's called observation and some just don't do it!
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Beating is sailing for twice the distance at half the speed and three times the discomfort.
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Bottle_of_Rum
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Reged: 10/09/2003
Posts: 40
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Or perhaps lack of experience....
Every one has to start somewhere.
I found the dazed kipper course I did woe fully lacking. We picked up a buoy the once out side yarmouth. With a quick few sentences on observation and use of wind and tide.
BoR
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Nigel_Hudson
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Reged: 27/03/2005
Posts: 356
Loc: UK South Coast
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A tip gained on my Coastal Skipper course was to briefly position the boat across the stream and observe which exerted most force on it.
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Nigel H
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