Beginner Sailor Checklist for Leaving an Anchorage (PDF)

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This is the departure checklist our family uses to leave an anchorage like a well-oiled machine, as a printable PDF. I was new to the process when I wrote it, and Rick says one day these steps will feel second nature. Written when we were anchored in Sapodilla Bay, Turks and Caicos, restocking groceries and waiting for a weather window to Luperon, Dominican Republic.

This beginner sailor departure checklist helps our family leave an anchorage like a well-oiled machine. Below is a link to the printable PDF.

Beginner Sailor Departure Checklist

In a separate post, I will include checklists for raising and lowering our dinghy. Rick says that at some point these checklists will seem a bit funny. I am new to the process now. But, in time, the process for raising and lowering the dinghy will become second nature.

P.S. We are now in the Turks and Caicos. We are anchored in Sapodilla Bay, which seems to be an area with lots of waterfront vacation homes. Today we restocked our groceries. We will be in the Turks and Caicos for a week. We are waiting for a weather window to continue our journey to Luperon, Dominican Republic.

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