Top 10 Tips: Dumb Things NOT to Do Aboard Your Sailboat!

Top 10 Tips: Dumb Things NOT to Do Aboard Your Sailboat!

• #10. Sail into a harbor with the spinnaker up (looks really cool, unless you can't get it down).
• #9. Leave harbor with the sailcover on and the anchor stowed.
• #8. Get the dinghy painter wrapped around the prop.
• #7. Release a rope clutch without first taking turns around a winch.
• #6. Make a flying leap onto a dock.
• #5. Fend off another boat with your hands or your feet.
• #4. Anchor without first checking the chart (tied with Forget to secure the bitter end of the anchor rode).
• #3. Go coastal cruising without paper charts.
• #2. Go sailing without checking the weather forecast.
• #1. Forget to open the cooling-water seacock before starting the engine.