Moorings

Adding moorings to a ship is a nearly essential step in rigging it for its first journey. Though not in any way required for the ship to function, a captain who ever intends to sail his ship to a place without complete dock facilities will find them indispensable.

Ultimate Equipment Guide II

Author Greg Lynch, J. C. Alvarez
Publisher Mongoose Publishing
Publish date 2005

Moorings are a collection of ropes, small winches and blocks and tackle which allow a larger ship to carry one or more small boats (such as rowboats) and lower them from the gunwales of the ship into the water below. Conversely, the moorings can be used to winch the rowboat back aboard ship when its need is past. This simple use makes moorings indispensable to the ship captain who sails to small sea towns or deserted coves. By anchoring some distance from shore and sending men ashore in rowboats, the captain can effectively use any bit of shore in the world as a port.

Moorings are sold without the rowboats to use in them. The moorings for each boat are sold as separate units.

Moorings (per boat): 300 gp