Jess Gregory, Author at Good Old Boat

To guide the boat’s bow as you exit the slip, loop a dockline around a “pier banister” — a line tied at both ends of a finger pier, top. A solo sailor can make a “bow walker” by leading a springline through a block at the bow and back to the cockpit, bottom.

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Slip exits without angst

Employ virtual dock hands to control your boat’s bow Issue 73 : Jul/Aug 2010 At our marina, the finger piers are aligned north and south but the winds are generally easterly or westerly. On most days,...

Jess Gregory

July 16, 2026