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Old 07-17-2015, 08:42 AM   #1
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Docking, what would you have done?

So here is the situation.

I get to the marina in Gdansk, late, 20:00 but it’s still light.

As you can see from the picture, (in the following post) the wall on the right side was relatively free, though at the time there was as small boat just ahead of Dauntless and there was a larger, 42’ sailboat just aft of Dauntless.

I had decided for reasons at this point which are not clear to that I wanted the boat to be facing outward.

This would necessitate a “U” turn.

I decided to make the turn to the left at the far end, between the bridge and the sailboat at the end of the dock on the right.

I got the boat turned, albeit with a few anxious moments.

In hindsight, I wondered why I did not make the turn where D is tied now. It would have given me more space and would not have the bridge looking at my stern (I got within 3 ft. of it, according to my spotter.

Or, why not just tie up on the stb side facing the bridge??

Two caveats:

The winds were light and variable and only a minor current, if any.
Bow thruster In-op.

I curious to hear what you would have done?

And the reason I am asking is that of the three choices I think I had, I feel I may have picked the worst one.
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