Cleat discipline
A fair lead saves more paint than clever knots.
small-boat notes
Good line handling is quieter than confidence.
Coil, cleat, and communicate. The boat remembers every shortcut.
BoatUnder 30 ft
Crew2–4
CheckWind + tide
HabitOne spare line
Dock
Spring lines
Control surge before you control the story of the landing.
Fog plan
If you cannot name your next mark, stay tied.
“Knots, lines, and honest weather”
Log
Small-boat seamanship notes on ropework, dock manners, and reading weather before casting off.
This is an independent field journal for small-boat notes. Read slowly, take what helps, and leave the rest.