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Managing a Med Mooring
Here’s a hands-on description of how to moor stern-to-a-quay Mediterranean style THE FIRST TIME I CRUISED THE MED, Med-mooring, mooring stern-to with an anchor off the bow, seemed foreign and difficult compared to just anchoring. But, many Med harbors are tight and often crowded with cruising and fishing boats so stern-to mooring against a stone quay provides a space-efficient, stable configuration that also provides an easier way to get ashore. MAKING THE MOORING
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Adapted from an article by Diane Gorch
Entering a harbor, we scout the mooring area in preparation for the approach and soon figure out where we intend to tie up. We begin the approach by lining up the boat and beginning to back toward a space between other boats already moored to the quay. The first thing to do is prepare the stern lines to cast ashore by having them neatly coiled and free of lifelines and rigging.