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Dinghy painter chop

Forum - Bareboat Chartering - Dinghy painter chop
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Ken Albright
Coupeville, WA, USA
Skipper Level II
Status: Big Time Sailor
Qualified days: 46
Dinghy painter chop
Posted 2021, Dec 24 22:37
Throughout the training I keep reading about chopping the painter or wrapping a line around the prop. The folks at San Juan Sailing teach keeping the dinghy close at all times. Problem eliminated. Even while maneuvering in the marina. What is the downside to this approach and why doesn’t everyone do it?
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Grant Headifen
Reply 2021, Dec 25 00:00
There is close and there is close. Also on long distance sailings you want the painter long enough so that the boat is not lifting the front of the dinghy. Puts weight in the boat which slows it down. Anyway point is be careful. Fishing lines as well.
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