LEAVE A BERTH USING SPRINGS
The growing popularity of joystick systems, not to mention bow and stern thrusters, means the art of using springs and lines to get on and off a berth is rarely practised these days. However, it’s still a useful skill to have in your tool box if your thruster fails or the wind proves too strong for its limited power and duration.
Before thrusters, driving ahead or astern against a spring or line was pretty much
