On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 7:42 PM, Steve Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Adrian Stott wrote: > > So I feel that mooring on-line should be considered to imply that you > > tie up in such a way that you won't be disrupted by craft passing at > > anything up to breaking-wash speed. This probably means good-sized > > well-set pins, good-sized ropes, appropriate knots/hitches, and spring > > lines. Also not mooring where it is dead shallow. And, if you do > > come adrift, accepting that it is your fault, not that of the passing > > traffic. > > *speechless* > > Steve > NB Bream
I agree in some way with Adrians comments - but there still has to be an onus on the moving boat not to cause damage to other boats moving or otherwise. I think you will find even in france this is still the case - part of the colregs? How fast is always a tough call - I'm quite happy for people to pass me at a high rate on my home mooring as I'm virtually bolted to the bank, but all my neighbours (some double moored) are not so well moored. The problem is that once ropes start to go slack (due to stretching) the yanking can easily pull even heavy pins out - ours are about 3 foot into a solid compacted stone bank, and some still pulled out. When mooring on holiday you can not always guarantee the quality of the bank you have to moor to. Mike -- Michael Askin http://shoestring_DOT_zapto_DOT_org/
