Mooring on a single buoy

bullet Keep wind on one bow.
bullet Buoy on the other beam, almost one ship length.
bullet The vessel is drifted downwind.
bullet Occasional and weather helm is used to keep the vessel in correct attitude.
bullet A headline is run away to leeward well before the vessel reached the buoy (2).
bullet Vessel swung head to wind on this line.

 

 

Updated: June 18, 2003