How do you get a 16m vessel into a 16.2m gap with a yacht with dinghy suspended from davits ahead and a concrete pontoon behind? Answer; with gentleness and cunning. David helmed and I was on the dock first to undo lines and then be ready to untie same line from guard rail and get it on a cleat. Our sneaky cunning was to put a bow line on a dock cleat at midships and take it on board through a pulley and onto the headsail power winch. Ergo with the push of a couple of buttons, winch and bow thruster, Jackster slipped sideways into her snug fit. More lines linking boat to dock and tweaking and now we can step on and off using our rear steps. Doesn't it feel good on the rare occasions when a plan works?
Don't you love it when a plan comes together? Especially if there's a chance of spectators.
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