{"id":182,"date":"2026-10-14T22:08:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T22:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/tiller\/before-you-sail\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T22:08:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T22:08:49","slug":"before-you-sail","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/tiller\/before-you-sail\/","title":{"rendered":"Before You Sail"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Home<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Before You Sail<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Everything you need to rent.<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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What to bring, what the club asks for each boat, and when the wind keeps us in.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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The checklist<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Seven things, before<\/span> you<\/span> cast<\/span> off.<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Most first-time renters are on the water within half an hour of arriving. This is everything that makes that possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The day before<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Plan<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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1<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Book your boat<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Online or at the dock office; a text confirms the boat and the time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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2<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Check the weather<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The dock office texts the wind and the forecast at 6:00 pm.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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In your bag<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Bring<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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3<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A photo ID<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The person who signs for the boat shows it at the desk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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4<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A boater card<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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For any boat over 10 hp. Not sure if you need one? Ask when we confirm.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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At the dock<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Arrive<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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5<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Come 15 minutes early<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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For the paperwork and the $250 deposit, returned when you tie up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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6<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Take the briefing<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Twenty minutes on the boat: controls, the channel and the safety kit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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7<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Be back on time<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Tie up by the time on your booking; late is $50 each half hour.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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By boat<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What the club asks<\/span> for.<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Rules differ from state to state; the club asks for the same thing on every boat of a kind, and tells you exactly what to bring when it confirms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Briefing only<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Day boats<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Gull, Plover, Sandpiper, Wren<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Under 10 hp or a club exemption: a photo ID and the briefing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Boater card asked<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sport boats and center consoles<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Tern, Curlew, Heron, Osprey, Egret, Cormorant<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A boater safety card from any state, with a photo ID.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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With a skipper<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sailboats<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Halyard 26, Kestrel, Petrel<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Always with a club skipper, unless you hold Bareboat Ready.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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Wind limits<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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When the wind says<\/span> no.<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The dock office reads the wind at Thomas Point at 7:00 am and again at noon. If it is over the limit for your boat, your booking moves free of charge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Every boat goes out<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Day boats stay in the creek<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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20 to 25 kn<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sailboats with a skipper only<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Over 25 kn<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Every boat stays in; moved free<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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Out of the creek<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Four rules for<\/span> the<\/span> channel.<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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No wake in the creek<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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6 knots from Pier 6 to the bridge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Keep to the right<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Pass other boats port to port in the channel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Under the bridge<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Clearance is 15 ft; sailboats wait for the opening on the half hour.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Give way to sail<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Power boats keep clear of boats under sail and the racing fleet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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On every boat<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The safety kit, checked<\/span> every<\/span> morning.<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Life jackets for everyone aboard<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A throwable cushion<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Fire extinguisher<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A horn and a whistle<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Anchor and line<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A first-aid kit<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Every boat is checked against this list before it leaves the pier. If anything is missing, tell the dock office and we fix it before you go.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Home \/ Before You Sail Everything you need to rent. What to bring, what the club asks for each boat, and when the wind keeps us in. The checklist Seven things, before you cast off. Most first-time renters are on the water within half an hour of arriving. This is everything that makes that possible. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-182","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/tiller\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/tiller\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/tiller\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/tiller\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/tiller\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/tiller\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":305,"href":"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/tiller\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/182\/revisions\/305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/tiller\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}