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John Russell
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Response Posted - 01/31/2010 :  15:53:40  Show Profile
Charley, sounds like a method that works well for you but, I don't think I'd ever step off a moving boat onto a pier. Too much of a chance to end up in between the two and in the water.
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 05/03/2010 :  15:47:49  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
Or with a broken heel like Rita did a few years back. She jumped off onto a pier that was moving up with the swell, landed on the back of her foot & spent the next seven hours or so in the ER, with emergency surgery the following day.
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windsong
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Response Posted - 05/03/2010 :  15:59:00  Show Profile
That's terrible about Rita. You know, in my home slip, I actually tell people NOT to help. I sound like a jerk, I know, but I've docked alone so often that it's really safest for everyone and easiest for me if they just let me handle it.
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piseas
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Response Posted - 05/04/2010 :  13:03:47  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
Michael, I am the say way. I have had too many close calls with guests (but none as bad as Rita's) so feel its safer for me to do it plus if I hurt myself, I wont sue myself!
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 05/04/2010 :  13:27:24  Show Profile
It's wierd. When people ask if I want help with the boat I always so "no" but my wife says "yes, PLEASE!" Odd.
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watercayman
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Response Posted - 05/04/2010 :  13:58:49  Show Profile
My wife did nearly the same thing as Rita (dock going up while she jumped down) and apparently fractured the arch of her foot. This was on a motor yacht, and not our boat, thank goodness, else I may be doing a lot more solo sailing than I am. To this day, 9 months later, she still has issues with the foot and still hasn't gotten a clear diagnoses - the x-rays aren't conclusive.

She still likes to hop onto the dock, but I've finally convinced her the easiest way to do it is the mid-ships cleat / winch line that I learned about here. Works great for solo, and for safety too!

Edit: We also have a Dock-o-Matic line (thanks Randy!) but since we're just heading into an easy dock and not a slip I find the single mid-ship line so simple and quick that I tend to use it most.
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