T&T: Grabbing a Mooring from a Trawler

[John Blackburn]

Bob, I have a 44 DeFever and it's easy for me or Susan to grab one of 
the moorings in Annapolis Harbor.  Drive over some weekday when there 
isn't anybody around to point and laugh and try it.  The lines come up 
easily with a boat hook.  You can also refine your "Dance" between the 
person on the bow and the helmsman/woman.

Sometimes Susan will pull along side so I'm not hanging over the bow, 
but about 10 feet or so back along either side, it was quite easy the 
first time we tried it.  We both thought we looked like pro's rather 
than rookies!

John Blackburn
44 DeFever "Yak Rack"
Deale, MD

Bob/Myrna Siegel wrote:

>How do listees grab moorings.  We have never faced the necessity of mooring
>(rather than anchoring or tying to docks,) and I don't see how the crew person
>can reach an eyelet near the waterline with a boathook from our deck, several
>feet up in the air.  Is it one of those things which looks difficult and is
>really easy or???
>Bob Siegel 36'MT sundeck "Shalom" Annapolis
>
>P.S The swim platform option is off-the-table.  Our platform is occupied by
>the dinghy and also am reluctant to have crew person stand down there while
>vessel is moving.
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