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Mooring Ball Fails
I once picked up a mooring ball only to realize my line was tangled under my keel, and I had to dive in to free it. Lesson learned, but I can’t be the only one who’s had a mooring fail! Let’s hear your worst mooring ball experiences.
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New Sailor
“Oh, I feel this one! A few years ago, I grabbed a mooring ball in 20 knots of wind, feeling pretty proud of myself—until I realized I had somehow looped the mooring line around my prop. 🙃 Of course, the wind kicked up even more while I was trying to figure out how to free it, and I had to do an impromptu swim (in freezing water, mind you) to untangle the mess. Lesson learned: always kill the engine <em data-start=”435″ data-end=”443”>before securing the line, and never assume you did it right the first time!
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