I’ve been a busy blogger today, as you may have noticed. I added several posts (including questions and answers from Wayne), amended a couple of previous posts, and uploaded photos. I added a definition of "nautical mile" to the right under our email address, and added a link to a sailing glossary under "links" (which I will be referring to a lot myself). I'll try to get some photos uploaded to the Costco site later today or tomorrow.
Questions of the day: "You know, we women have a limited perspective. We write about the way we're feeling, and about people, relationships, and all that girly stuff. Now we need the facts. Like Shelley is talking about "mooring" and “dinghies” and stuff like that in the middle of these ponderings, but she forgets the wonderful education you've helped her acquire that we don't have. How about a glossary and a little sailing tutorial so we know what the heck she's trying to say to us. Interpretation please!"
Wayne: A glossary is a great idea and we will try to add one. [Done! See links.] A mooring is a place we secure our boat to instead of anchoring. They have a line/chain permanently secured to the bottom by concrete, granite, or something relatively immovable. It is identified by a large floating sphere and has lines for attaching to cleats on the bow of our boat. A dinghy is a small boat that is used to get to and from shore when we are anchored or moored. We have a 10'2" inflatable dinghy with a hard bottom. It is powered by a 15hp Honda outboard. When not in use, we hoist it up on davits [davit |ˈdavit; ˈdā-|noun - a small crane on board a ship...for suspending or lowering a lifeboat] on the back of the sailboat, which you may be able to see in some of the photos.
Q: How do you determine when to anchor and when to moor?
Wayne: We moor when there is not a good option for anchoring. Many times all of the space in a harbor is full of moorings, leaving no place to anchor, or the wrong conditions exist, such as poor holding, too shallow, too deep, or not enough room.
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