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Re: mooring question CAT & monohulls - too close
[Re: FrenchLaundry]
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04/13/2015 04:55 PM
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RickG
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We've chatted with neighbors on balls at the very tight Cooper Island field. Once both boats tightened mooring lines and pulled dinghys forward we could no longer walk between the boats without getting wet. When we were done, we shared a cocktail on their big honkin' cat and discussed that even though the moorings can support a vessel up to 60', it doesn't mean that they can be on adjacent moorings. Sometimes an offer of a cold beverage is easier than a confrontation.
Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada
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Re: mooring question CAT & monohulls - too close
[Re: GeorgeC1]
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04/13/2015 09:21 PM
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maytrix
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Were they on a charter boat or mono?
We anchored at Coral Bay in St. John and were behind a mooring - then the boat belonging to the mooring came in and said we'd be too close..etc. Similar situation. So we moved as there was enough room for us to move and it was not a big deal.. Completely unnecessary on their part though and they were either being cautious or just didn't want to be close to another boat.
Matt
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Re: mooring question CAT & monohulls - too close
[Re: casailor53]
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04/14/2015 07:55 AM
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I agree with the comments - they 'shouldn't' bump if both boats are reasonable with their bridle lengths, however it is first in, last out
Capndar Masters 50 GT Sail/Power/Towing 3rd generation sailor
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Re: mooring question CAT & monohulls - too close
[Re: capndar]
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04/14/2015 11:42 AM
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onlymedication
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I totally agree with the first in, last out concept. However, that does not give the first boat in a mooring field the right to dictate what goes on at all of the mooring balls around them. After all, they are just renting the ball for the night, they do not own it. The boat in front simply had no right to tell the later boat in that they could not use the mooring behind them. The captain of the first boat in, if they felt it was truly unsafe, while the captain on the later boat in, also paying a fee to the mooring owner (who presumably is a professional with the requisite experience (the boat captain, not the mooring owner)), has a right to use that mooring if in his judgment it is safe to do so. If the captain/owner/charterer of the first boat determines that the situation is unsafe due to the arrival of the second boat, they can either attempt to convince the owner of the mooring not to rent that ball for the night (unlikely), or they can move. Hopefully at some point common courtesy and common sense win the day.
Totally different situation from anchoring, just in my humble opinion.
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Re: mooring question CAT & monohulls - too close
[Re: onlymedication]
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04/14/2015 11:45 AM
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capndar
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Agree - however should there be a collision, the later boat would bear a greater share of the burden
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Re: mooring question CAT & monohulls - too close
[Re: capndar]
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04/15/2015 06:39 PM
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Reminds me of once approaching a mooring ball in Great Harbor, Peter Island, it was floating only five feet (really) behind a catamaran already on the next mooring ball. Their crew had big eyes as we approached their stern (close enough to pass a drink) and nicely attached our cat to the mooring. Of course once we were attached we drifted a safe distance behind them. The breeze kept us safely apart, no backwinding. Another time we were about to set a stern line to shore in Little Harbor, Peter Island, when the captain of the boat next to us asked if we would move our boat further away, as his crew wanted more privacy. He was nice about it and seemed a reasonable request, so we moved a little further away.
Noel Hall "It is humbling indeed, to discover my own opinion is only correct less than 50% of the time." www.noelhall.com
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