Last week I almost crashed Falken into the dock.
We were returning from the third trial sail in the English Channel since completing our Farr 65’s yearlong refit, and I was distracted. The following day we were set to have our first open house to share our newly refit dream boat with the fans who’ve followed it and the boatyard staff who did the actual work. I wanted to park stern-to, to make use of that beautiful open transom that allows exceptionally easy access from the dock.
The wind was from the east-southeast at 10-15 knots, making for a downwind approach into a small marina along the tidal south coast of
