Michael Askin wrote: > On 10/17/07, Ray Butler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> As we all know, a contrary wind is an absolute b****r (especially when there > > There is no such thing as a contrary wind. You can always use it to > your advantage, you may have to turn in a different way, i.e. hold you > bow in position and swing the back, or hold the back in position and > swing the front. (Same with running water also). This of course > assumes there is enough depth. >
I'm not so sure I agree with that. At the winding hole at our moorings (Wychnor) we have a current the results from the Trent crossing a few hundred yards away. In my case - we are moored downstream of the winding hole so if my last trip left me pointing downstream it is necessary to reverse past the winding hole so that I can put the stern in the hole and use the stream to push me around. However, there are times when there is a wind that makes the reversing-stern in process so difficult that it is easier (and MUCH less embarrassing) to go down Wychnor Lock, turn at the official Wychnor Winding hole and come back up through the lock. -- Will Chapman Save Our Waterways www.SaveOurWaterways.org.uk
