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BOATS like the Contessa 26, with their long keels, can be easier to sail short-handed than lively, lightweight fm-keelers. What's more, though they're not generally quite so handy under power, there are times when a large wetted area can be an advantage. BoatsExplained.com joined Jo one breezy day on the Royal Lymington Yacht Club's pontoon. She'd brought Sulali alongside on an ebb tide, so had approached from downstream, port side to. Now, though, the tide was on the flood. To make life more interesting, the wind was blowing hard from the south east - on Sulali's starboard quarter - pushing her on. Even if Jo were able to move off forward, the combination of wind and tide would take her straight on to the double row of pile moorings immediately up-river.Leaving stern-first, then, seemed a more sensible idea. If she could angle the stern out slightly, the tide would help push it out further - even in breezy conditions, the tide is generally the dominant influence on a boat like Sulali. Our problem was how to get the stern out in the fIrst place, given that Jo was on her own. Thankfully, Chrissy volunteered to help from the pontoon, so Jo could motor against a bow spring knowing that she'd be cast off at the right moment. If help is volunteered when you're facing a potentially tricky manoeuvre shorthanded - take it! |
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