Heaving Line Team

Heaving Line

In days of seafaring it was necessary to throw a line to shore or another vessel in order to tie a ship off, or send supplies to another ship.  Sailors would do so by throwing a heaving line with a tied weight in the end usually consisting of a monkey’s fist.

 

 

In competition cadets as part of a four member team are given 4 tosses each, each toss can earn 10, 20, or 30 points. Missed targets score zero. Perfect score for a cadet is 120 points with the team scoring a possible 480 points. 

Liverance-Edwards Coiling the Heaving Line
Liverance Edwards Throwing the line over the rail
McFarland sizing up the toss
McFarland with a high long throw
Forbes reaching over the rail
Forbes carefully coiling the line
Hair getting ready to throw

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Peplinski is tossing the heaving line to obtain his uniform, that his mom had to bring in for him.