Boat Park Carnage

Olympic-standard numptyism.

I tucked my D1 well away and tied it down when I took it to Datchet for the Flyer.  Very conscious of the wing effect!

Originally posted by Rupert How many of us take tie down equipment when we go to a 2 day meeting? And if the boats are left on lawns in a row, as is often the case, then you can't really screw dog ties in. If the weather is obviously blowy, then tucking boats into gaps is possible, but isn't normal procedure, is it?

I always tie mine down to the roadbase overnight.
It has to be pretty windy to blow over a boat properly tied to a combi trailer.
One event, I knew it would be really windy, so I filled a couple of rubble sacks with shingle from the beach and tied them to the chain plates.
It's quicker to do it than argue whether it's necessary.
If you know you've done what you can, you can relax a bit more.

Some insurers were making statements about tying boats down last year, it will be interesting to see if many claims are declined.

It's not too late to be worth checking boats, more wind expected, even well tied boats can work loose fray ropes etc.

You can see a phot of our dinghy park come training lake here:

Wasn't that hobie 17 for sale at muddyford recently?
Looks lucky to still be there in one piece.