Emergency Heaving Line Drills Checklist
Emergency Heaving Line Drills Checklist
- Cleat one bitter end or loop to your boat
- Coil entire line clockwise into strong hand
- Make coils not too short or too long
- Divide about eight coils; half in each hand
- Bitter end is in set of coils in your strong hand
- Check behind, around your swing arc area
- Twist body and arms away from dock
- Rapidly twist body and arms toward dock
- Eyes on your target area
- Release strong hand bitter end at your target
- “Push” weak hand balance of line toward dock
- Line should stretch out across the dock
I Don’t Go Anywhere Without:
- North American Rescue CAT tourniquets.
- PierShare to rent your dock out or rent a dock.
- BoatUS for your boat towing insurance! Code: “HEWAF88”
- Thank you Bill for being the Best Sailing Partner EVER!
