'Towing risks damage, so plan the process carefully'
Yachting Monthly 0shares Ken Endean advises 'Consider, Communicate and Connect' when towing, particularly when under sail, and reflects on lessons learned from six incidents A very tricky tow: the motor-sailer assisting the black cutter. Credit: Mary Endean The 14ft dinghy was in a nasty trap. With the other sailing school boats, its crew had sailed across Plymouth Sound, around Devil’s Point and up-river past the naval dockyard, but on the return passage they misjudged the ebb tide and were drawn against the bows of two moored lighters. The lighters incident, w...
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