S5EP7//Seamanship: Picking Up a Mooring Singlehanded Under Sail

This episode covers sailing from the south east coast of St John USVI to St Thomas USVI. It culminates with picking up a mooring singlehanded under sail in Elephant Bay. The narration describes techniques and decision-making when sailing singlehanded in crowded anchorages including picking up a mooring under sail. Earlier in Season 5 I singlehanded the Far reach from North Carolina to the Virgin Islands in December 2021. It was my third voyage in the Far Reach to the Virgin Islands. In the previous Season 4 episodes I shared what it took to rebuild our 36' sailboat from a complete gutted hull and deck into my ideal voyaging boat, installed a small inboard Diesel engine with a folding propeller, and made some additional improvements to the Far Reach. Previous episodes recap: Season 1, Episode 1, contains a short synopsis of a six year total rebuild of the Far Reach from a gutted bare hull. I also double hand the Far Reach offshore with my sister from NC to the BVI. In Season 2, I single-hand the Far Reach from Sint Maarten back to NC. In Season 3, I share my Single-handed voyage from NC to the BVI as well as from the VI back to NC. In Season 4, I detailed the original rebuild of the Far Reach then the planning and installation of a small diesel engine with a folding propeller. I concluding by sharing some additional modifications and upgrades as well as trouble shooting the Cape Horn windvane. To learn more about the rebuilding of the Far Reach: http://www.farreachvoyages.com To read about this voyage, and many others, including additional modifications and updates to the Far Reach since her launch in 2015: https://www.farreachvoyages.net For more information on the Stimson Bow Roof Shed visit https://bow-roof-shed.com If you have questions or stories to share about your own voyages feel free to post them in the comment section. Happy sailing.