TOWING ASTERN
Jul 22, 2021
4 minutes
1 PASSING THE LINE
Throwing a heaving line is the safest way of making contact. It has to be very calm to come alongside in order to pass the towline by hand. In any kind of sea the rigging is going to get tangled if you get too close. Remember heaving lines only go downwind.
Hopefully the crew of the towed vessel will understand that the actual towline will be on the end of the heaving line when they have pulled it in, although it’s surprising how many crew cleat the heaving line and signal they’re ready to go.
A heaving line is a light line with a soft weight on the end;
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