Irish Rambler
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- 'Snow Mouse.'
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- BROOM FLYBRIDGE 42.
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My wife and I tried headsets several years ago. Found them to be distracting for docking and counterproductive for anchoring - hand signals seem to work best. Have seen several couples use headsets with mixed results.
What worked best for us was to practice to get a feel for basic routine. When I drove a dinner cruise boat, lines were numbered starting with #1 at bow, #2 midship (breast or spring), #3 stern. Depending on wind, captain (me) would issue a brief command to deck crew describing the dock cleat where bow would land, and which line to put down first, second, third. Seemed to work pretty well, but took practice to be on same page.
BTW - when I was teaching close quarter maneuvering, part of my pitch was I was cheaper than a divorce attorney. I was a pretty good instructor - the only person on the planet I could not teach was my wife.
Peter.
I didn't know this. Thanks. Probably corresponded to what was used when I was driving. But that was almost 25 years ago. I didn't know there was a defined system. Males sense. And yes, did work well.In the CG they number lines for side tows. #1 is the bow line, #2 is the after bow spring, #3 is the forward quarter spring and #4 is the stern line. When towing forward the #2 line is actually doing the towing and when backing down the #3 line is towing. It is a really easy method to communicate when everyone is on the same page, and they are due to standardized training.