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Re: Catching mooring ball solo
[Re: sail445]
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09/22/2015 09:35 AM
09/22/2015 09:35 AM
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You just motor up to create slack and disconnect. Just as easy as connecting. I then just clip the hook on my seagull striker.
In 20 years I have had 1 clip fail. When I was training a crew, the mate did a great job hooking on, but the skipper in training didn't slow AT ALL.
Years ago with Mike Beswick and I started using these he had an Airbus engineer do some kind of testing. Basically our boats were about 17,000 lbs dead weight, but nothing floating weight.
You can always run a safety line as a supplement. When I would run a safety I would go to the top of the ball back when the top had eyes. Now I just do one very slack loop to the pendant.
A fun story, year ago we were at Marina Cay, a couple came in yelling at each other trying to get a ball. We left to get water then I came back next to them. Jenn was breastfeeding Lilly, grabbed the ball and clipped on the clip. Their reaction was priceless, but Jenn and I are very experienced crew and mate, so don't try that at home.
Mike
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