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Be sure when towing your dinghy, that someone is always keeping an eye on the painter when slowing
down or stopping. When rowing your dinghy to shore, use EXTREME CAUTION. Choose an area free of
any large rocks that might cause harm in beaching. Lift up on and carry the dinghy to bring it up to higher
ground. Please never drag it. Secure it when leaving as the tides come up quickly. The foot pump for the
dinghy is stored in the port cockpit lazarette. There is a patch kit onboard if the dinghy is ruptured.
D. DOCKING
Have your crew make ready the lines and fenders, and give clear instructions on how you will be docking.
Have bow, stern, and spring lines ready. Often times it is best to lead dock lines to the mid-section of the
boat where your crew member can easily step off and secure either line. As you are coming in to dock, have
your best communicator mid-ships to give you distances from the dock. It is often hard to judge how close
the dock is. Calling out distances (i.e. 20 feet, 10 feet, 4 feet, etc.) will only add to a successful docking.
If you find you are too far off the dock, BACK OFF and re-approach. It is better to re-approach than to lose
crew over the side…
E. MOORING CANS (BUOYS)
The Washington State Parks sticker on Libertas
allows you to use the mooring cans in the marine parks for
free. You only need to register at the kiosk, usually located at the head of the docks. Mooring cans have a
metal triangle at the top, upon which is a metal ring. The metal ring is attached to the chain which secures
your boat. IT IS VERY HEAVY. The strongest member of your crew should be chosen for this job. Come
up to the mooring can into the wind as you would for anchoring. Have crew members on the bow, one with
a boat hook and one with a mooring line secured like a bow line. As you are coming slowly up to the can,
have the crew holding the boat hook point at the can with the hook so the skipper always knows where it is.
Hook the can and bring the ring up to the boat to allow the second crew member to thread the ring with the
line. Release the boat hook. If your mooring line is led out the starboard cleat, bring the end of the line back
to the port side cleat. You will essentially create a bridle with about 10 feet of slack from the cleats to the
can.
F. ANCHORING
Libertas
carries a plow type anchor on the bow attached to 50 feet of chain and 200 feet of 5/8-inch rode.
There is a windlass which is foot operated and located in the forward chain locker.
Prior to use, the
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