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My first mate (and only mate) were at the Rocky Island dock in the Apostle Islands in our 22 ft. sailboat. The dock has some rough cribs that are not friendly to small boats when they get up close and personal. I had deployed a small folding grapnel anchor abeam to keep us just off the dock...

I just came across this description of of forces applied in mooring for the Jordan Series Drogue. http://www.jordanseriesdrogue.com/D_14.htm I found most interesting the diagrams explaining those forces. While it is mostly concerned with sailing vessels, the principles are still the same. I'm...