| How many times have you needed to heave a line a | | | | Turn so that your non-dominant shoulder faces the |
| long distance to a dock or to another boat? How far | | | | objective. Sight over your shoulder and focus your |
| could you heave a line to a person in the water? Make | | | | concentration on a point just above and upwind of the |
| this sailing rope skill one of your top priorities on your | | | | dock, boat, or person. |
| small cruising boat. Follow these five easy steps for | | | | 4. Swing the line |
| super accuracy... | | | | Hold your non-dominant hand with the palm up and |
| 1. Make the coil | | | | open. This will allow the heaving line to feed out of that |
| Use small diameter nylon or dacron line. If you are | | | | hand. Swing the coil in the dominant hand down by |
| going to pass a heavy dock line, attach the smaller line | | | | your side in a forward-aft motion. This will put velocity |
| to the eye of the docking line. Coil 100 feet of small line | | | | into the line as you throw it. |
| clockwise. Make sure it's free of knots so that it goes | | | | 5. Heave the line |
| out in a smooth, easy motion. | | | | Throw the line underhand to a close target where you |
| 2. Break the coil | | | | need pin-point accuracy. When heaving to a boat, use |
| Hold the coil in your non-dominant hand. Pick up one | | | | a side arm or overhead throw to gain height and |
| third to one half of the coil with your dominant hand. | | | | increase the distance of the toss. |
| Keep the bitter end of the dominant-hand coil on the | | | | ******************** |
| outside of the coil to insure that it pays out without | | | | Follow these steps to heave any line with pin-point |
| knots. | | | | accuracy. Boost your sailing rope skills to the next level |
| 3. Turn and sight | | | | with practice, preparation, and proper technique. |