Will Chapman wrote:
> 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.
But that sounds as though you are trying to battle a contrary stream and a
contrary wind. Either on their own would be different.
--
Bob
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