Hi Aeson,
Answering Maya questions of this sort is beyond of the scope of the support we can offer. I did find at least one tutorial related to the Latch to Nearest feature, although I cannot say whether it addresses your issue specifically or not:
You may wish to try posting your question on a Maya specific forum:
If you have any specific issues regarding the implementation of Apex cloth with Rocket, please let us know.
Cheers,