How To Pick Up A Mooring Ball (Sailing Virgins) Ep.08

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Picking up a mooring ball and securing it effectively to your boat is a particular technique.

If it is not done correctly, your line can chafe through, leaving you adrift when you least expect it. Nobody wants that. So listen up and we will share you our tried and tested method.

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Here are the steps (02:39):

1. The Set Up (02:42)
2. The Approach (04:13)
3. Stopping the Boat (05:20)
4. The Pick-Up (06:00)
5. Securing (07:08)
Bonus Tip - The Lasso (08:52)
6. Checking (10:21)

Conclusion
Whether you plan to pick up a mooring ball every day of your vacation, or not at all, it helps to know the proper method of securing a boat to a mooring ball. Remember these three key points:

1. Use two lines;
2. Work on one line at a time;
3. Check what the ball is attached to.

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Thanks to Andy for the jeep ride!
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Thanks to Charles and Cornelia to let us visit their home, here you can find Charles' book on amazon:
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Music cred:
Sydji - Weedsday
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Video cred:
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