GET A MIDSHIP SPRING or at least a fairlead there. Stern spring from amidship. Secure. Power against it. Boat hugs dock. Steer stern away from dock brings bow in. Steer stern towards dock for opposite effect. Wind off dock will typically blow bow off so steering towards dock against the spring solves it. Looks pro once you have it down. Secure one line, look like a boss. My wife and I do this all the time. PS just read 5 other same comments - so there you go! if 6 people in a TH-cam comment section say the same thing it is a miracle and true.
Many can’t understand how you guys have lived on your boat for three years and haven’t mastered docking. It’s easy, you rarely go to a marina. I dream of the day I have your docking issues. It means I’m living my dream. 👍👍👍
Congratulations on your big announcement. New sails can be just as exciting as a new baby.... LOL. The whole crew at Precision Sails is looking forward to working with you both showing the difference between new and old sails
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Patrick Laine has a bunch of great videos on solo docking, especially about using a midships line rather than a bow line to keep the shenanigans to a minimum
Hey guys. As previously mentioned go for a midship line to dock first- make the line about half the length of the boat take it to the dock cleat and tie it off - then you can motor against it while doing bow and stern lines. Our boat is 25 tons and we are only two people on board like you it’s diffficult maiuvering. The above tip works everytime.
Top tip when coming alongside short handed, GET A MIDSHIP LINE ON FIRST, that way the boat will sit central and then you have time to put the bow and stern lines on, that way you don’t have to run around like headless chickens.
Yep, don't stop your boat with lines. Come alongside at low speed and be almost stationary before you ask your crew to carefully step off. A short mid-ship line will hold the boat to the Dock, as the boat could pivot on that line, make sure you have fenders the full length of the hull. If you don't want to risk crew stepping off you could use a stern/mid-ship bridle, thrown over a cleat.
Spring line amidship and then stern is always how I was taught at the place we sailed and I drove launch as a teenager. Remember too, you can use the prop wash to kick the stern in. Wheel hard over turning away from the dock, engine in forward...spring line keeps you from moving forward and wash pushes the stern in. Where you are not pulling in to a finger pier and have some room, heading diagonal or even straight towards the dock and turning along side at the last minute can help too. You get a little momentum pushing you towards the dock from the turn.
In Northern Europe, not the Med, where we have big tides and always berth side on, someone will always lend a hand. I guess we are used to it going wrong. Never mind, nobody hurt or boats damaged and it entertains us. Another great video. Thanks guys.
Totally agree with all the comments you got about the spring line cleated amidships. The other thing I would add is to avoid relying on the spring to break your forward momentum. Instead, rely on reverse throttle to kill your speed and gently bring the boat alongside the dock. Everything is nice and calm and well-managed from there. So on your final approach, throw the helm hard over and at the same time give her some good reverse power. Bow steers away, prop walk pulls the stern in and reverse throttle kills forward momentum. Spring line first, then stern line, but leave enough slack so once cleated you can steer toward the dock in forward idle so Khiara can grap the bow line which should be deployed on your life line. Steer away to straighten her out, tighten the stern line and your good! Cheers.
I second a "spring" from a mid ship cleat. Your concept is completely right, but a bow spring is too far forward. You can hold the boat indefinitely against the dock with idle forward and a midship " spring."
This is what we do. A soft spliced eye onto the midships cleat and a large spiced eye, held open by a piece of hose - hose to be around 3/4 the circumference of the eye - on other end of spring.. Come along side, drop the hose eye over a cleat, motor on tick over ahead and helm hard over turning away from pontoon. Boat will hold station regardless of tide and wind as you get other lines on.
A midships spring is definitely the way to go. Also on our 42 clipper ketch the wife is always at the helm for docking maneuvers. I can jump faster and haul harder. Figure out which way your stern walks in reverse and use it to your advantage. Also when leaving if you back down on the stern spring your bow should come right over.
Another handy pieces of kit that I use is. 1. approx 8 mtr line lightly weighted approximately halfway down the line Attached at one end to the boat at the bow. On getting close to a mooring buoy that is difficult to pick up just throw the line over the buoy. Wait for the line to sink below the buoy then pull it in tight. Now the boat is under control so you can attach a secure main mooring line to the buoy at ease.
Really looking forward to the Before and After with the Precision Sails, and the technical natter; I love that stuff! Beware: Your technical diagrams and maths explanations have been top-notch so far - we all have high expectations!
Just missing the benny hill theme song with Kiera running back and forth during the docking! 😂 we’ve learned through many trials and errors that when going bow in, once the spring is on, get the stern line on quickly... after that there’s lot’s of time for other lines.. you can always power forward to bring the bow back in with the stern line on. Another great video!
So excited to read the title- Yay they are coming across the pond 👍👍👍👍 but no, a new set of bed sheets- which is great! At least then you can come across the pond. 👍
Congratulations on the sail “partnership” - can certainly see how it will be beneficial for both parties. As far as the blood donation - having a beer after donating blood would require a nap for the rest of the afternoon. 🙃
Guys, one line from midship is enough for mooring. It will pull the boat to the dock - you can control it with the rudder. When you are parallel to the dock, you secure the rudder and leave the engine in slow forward gear - the boat will be steady positioned by the mooring. than you have time to let the crew go and sit in a cafe while the captain slowly sets up the mooring lines aft and bow, stops the engine. :)
Use a midships aft spring line. It will pull the boat in square to the dock and you can control, hold the boat square to the dock with the rudder and a little forward thrust while you take care of the rest of the lines.
Have you ever tried using a single midship spring line to dock? It is the technique I use on my 44" and it works great, especially when I single-hand. I have a 50 foot spring line that has a loop at one end. I run my spring from my primary winch to a turning block that is mounted in the exact middle of the boat. Block placement is critical. When I come into the dock I drop the loop on a dock cleat aft of midship. I then turn the boat way from the dock with boat in forward gear and minimum RPM's. I then start cranking on the winch which will put the boat parallel to the dock when the line tightens. As you winch the boat will stay parallel to the dock until you bring yourself in nice and close. The boat will stay parallel to the dock until you run out of fuel. This technique gives me plenty of time to casually step off the boat and add the bow and stern lines to the dock. The key to to make sure that the turning block is dead center of the boat. It is also a great technique if you get "help" from someone on the dock as the only thing they have to do is drop the loop on a cleat.
Hey guys! Thanks for the vids, diggin them! Great boat too, the Tayanas are great boats. Maybe the midships line to start with or the stern, or play your prop walk to bring in the stern. We always, or at least try to always, come in to a dock so our prop walk will pull the stern into the dock. Tying off the bow first with "way on" will just kick out the stern like it did. It's the most important tool a yacht has is prop walk when going astern, or trying to stop the boat in a particular spot. Just throwing that out to you guys, you didn't mention it in the vid so I thought maybe you didn't know about it? :) Thanks again! Peace
We would have helped you, sorry they just watched 😕. It looks awesome, you did a great job!!! New sails, that's awesome!!!! And A Guinness, wow, thanks for donating blood Khiara!!!
Always use a spring-line from the middle cleat first to dock 😎 It allows you to balance the boat when using the motor to get the boat parallel to dock. This is very basic, hope you pick it up. Enjoy your channel 👍
Having done quite a few rubbish parks with only 2 of us, the midships cleat always seems to be the best one to get on first. Either as a short spring or a just a short line. Once its on, there’s no way the boat can go for a wander off the dock.
I dock by myself. I use a line running the length of the boat, tied on both ends to the boat, which I then use to hook on.. anything suitable. My boat can only getaway that much, but I can then slide it on back and fro onto from that single point of control to balance the forces. I then can ties on properly and leasurely. An old salty showed me that trick, I didn't invent it! Although I only have a 20 footer to worry about......
And then leave her in forward gear and you can take your own sweet time "stepping off" Milly and securing the other lines. Also recommend a steeper angle of approach, approx 35 degrees and aim for 1/3 way along. then do above and you are home & hosed :)
I know I’m late to the video but the way I was taught how to come in when the wind is pushing you off the dock was to come at an angle towards the dock with a bow line and a fender a little bit ahead of midship. Anyway come in slow at an angle, have your partner ready to step off and tie the bow line to a dock cleat between midship and the bow. Once quickly tied to the cleat you immediately engage forward and turn the wheel so that the stern comes towards the dock, the fender should help to protect and also to help with the stern turn into the dock (with the gear in forward and the wheel turned to starboard) This maneuver allows you to have better control coming in and tying up without having the stern go wherever it wants to! Hope it helps 😇
I have to say, I solo cruise on the norfolk broads with a small 26' 1933 power cruiser, my side on docking technique involves knocking the engine out of gear at about 3 foot from the quay and stepping off with both bow and stern lines in hand, the bow line looped around a centre cleat, this way I can tie off from the centre first, then tie off the stern, then readjust the bow line from the centre to the front, this works perfectly 90 % of the time, of course the 10% that it doesnt is always when you have an audience, I have been known to get the bow line on and then have to let the stern line go, wait for the boat to complete a 180 and grab the other stern line and moor up. the important part is getting one line tied off and the boat secure to the bank, as long as i am on the bank, and having long enough stern lines to get the stern in later.if you end up where you want to be and havent hit anything or damaged anything , then its a successful mooring.
When docking put your springline to midships and back to about the stern, not the bow. Then a little throttle will actually pull you parallel to the dock. Attach bow and stern lines, then adjust the springlines as shown in your book. Your book page shows how to tie to the dock but not the active docking procedure.
You can dock with the wind blowing off the dock with a single spring line attached to the boat at the pivot point so that neither the bow or stern are pulled in. It might take a while to find that pivot point, but once you so it all becomes much simpler.
It's like a funny Port-TV for the other crews :D Maybe You have to think about Your Prop, if it turns clockwise or counterclockwise. Then use the wheel effect from the reverse gear. So the aft will be automatically pulled to the jetty and with a little practice the boat stops parallel to the jetty.
Has been said already, but a short docking line from the midship cleat run aft to the stern with a biggish bowline ready for the dock is the way to go. Drop bowline over bollard or shore cleat and slowly power up. Once you are stopped and parallel to wharf, put wheel hard over (way from dock) and power up to hold vessel alongside and put the other lines on. Leaving is opposite procedure. Power up on the springer and let go all other lines. If the wind is blowing you off the wharf ease back on the power and you will drift off. Flick off the bowline and sail off. If a breeze is holding you onto the wharf, power up and turn wheel towards the jetty. This will kick the stern out. When a suitable angle if achieved reverse off. This manoeuvre can easily be done single handed (coming alongside and departing).
Another fun episode. The new sails will be great to see in action. As others have said the midships line is your friend for short-handed docking. Come alongside and let crew off to cleat off the line. Power forward with the wheel turned away from the dock. The stern will snug right in and the bow won't escape. You can get off the dock be leaving only the midships line looped around the dock cleat and turning the wheel towards the dock with the engine in forward. The stern will kick out so that you can pull off the line, shift into reverse and back off from the dock. Much easier than messing with bow and stern lines.
top stuff guys!! well done.. a nice reward for the quality of your content!!! keep them coming.. had a big laugh at the pregnancy comment as I'd just said to my bride about how many babies are now sailing around the world... stay well
Thanks for the docking tips. My partner and i are still experimenting as docking out 36ft yacht with no mid cleat is sometimes challenging but will try your method as it makes sense. I am surprised at how hard it is to find good docking techniques on TH-cam. A video focusing on docking would be awesome!
Well done on the blood giving. And thank you got making me smile regarding your docking. Here my two cents and even though I dock single handed often, my advice probably is worth about two cents. I always put the spring line on first. I use it to stop the boat when sailing in and try to attach it near the middle of the boat and near the middle of the dock so I don’t have to worry about pulling in on one end well the other end goes the opposite direction. Then the bow and last the stern. If you try that plus have a beer right before docking I think that may help. Remember sailing and docking a boat is not rocket science. Sometimes it seems the harder you try the worse things work out. That’s why the beer helps! Also bonus points if there are two of you and no one says a word when docking. Both of you know what you are doing and most of the time any comments regarding docking while docking don’t seem to help. 😊. And of course congratulations on your new sponsor. Did they require the red bathing suit to be worn whenever you show their sails? 😊😊. Enjoy your channel. Best wishes, stay safe.
Hi Guys, I sailed all my life and must confess I don’t know much about sails. I only know the brand North Sails and did not know about Precision Sails. I can t wait to learn and see the difference between old and new sails. Please give us some tips too on how they recommend to trim sails for optimal performance. Anyway, love your videos. Going to Antigua with my family for a week of sailing next week... Love you guys, best of luck. Love you guys
Agree with other comments get a midship line on first then use engine (slow) ahead the hold boat against dock whilst you do bow & stern lines. I’ve used this technique to berth my 42ft yacht single-handed for years.
A midship spring is what you want. A line tied midship, or worst-case slightly aft of midship, and then running aft is what you want when docking forward. In simplified terms, every boat has a pivot point that it will turn on, usually near the keel. You want your spring as close to that pivot point as possible, so that as the boat gets pulled toward the dock, the pivot point slides. If the spring is forward of the pivot point, then instead of sliding the boat turns (pivots) the bow toward the spring. If the spring is behind the pivot point, then the aft will turn toward the spring and the bow away. Without getting too complicated, if you bias a little toward the aft then you'll get a little bit of pivot away from the dock, but that will be limited compared to how far the stern can get away from you if you bias to the bow. You seem to enjoy engineering and physics, so I think you can work out the why of what I'm saying. The conclusion is to try to get a midship spring, and if you don't have a perfect midship point, then try to bias toward the aft rather than forward. Once you've got that, then even in a breeze you can just give the boat some forward throttle and it'll suck itself right up to the dock for you. Finally, it seems like you don't dock very often so you're skills are a bit weak. That's fine, just take some time to practice it a bit until you're good enough at it that you can feel confident. After all, you wouldn't want to have to dock in 25 knots because something has gone terribly wrong and not be able to do so. No one gets good at this stuff by luck, its only practice that'll make you better!
.... laughing .... have more than likely mentioned before how much I like time lapse .. Khiara running back and forth on the dock was priceless, was that under the direction from Adam .. the bow the bow the stern the stern .... I got a pacemaker when I was 26, a sort of back up support thingy, anyhow all the guys, that's the rugby boys were going to give blood, there was a long line and wait and we were all joking that we were there for the milk and cookies afterwards, no, no guiness here. Anyhow there were the prelim questions and it comes out I have a pacemaker, OH! No! you can't give blood and they were quick to usher me out and not out the exit but rejected out from where I came, through the whole line .. since then have not attempted to give blood, scared for life so far .. your story was a memory jog taking me back some 35 years .. thx for the memory jog ..... that guiness thing has to get out in the sailing community on Grenada and they will have lots of blood .... looking forward to seeing your big grins when you head out for a sail with the new sails .... said this before, love Khiara's excitement about everything you both tackle ..... and as always .. never stop dreaming, just dream bigger .. have fun be safe, save our oceans ......
Great, that you donated blood. It might save someone. :) In Denmark volunteers donate and they can allso get a beer - or anything else, really. It's a pretty cheap exchange for such a gift. Thanks for sharing dock line chaos. XD
About the docking, first you did it right because you docked, which was the goal. There is only one way to dock, it is to dock. Second I always give a hand when people dock close to me because I don’t think it is funny to see somebody in trouble and one day it will be me, so I hope somebody will help. Cruisers are supposed to be a community that help each others, I don’t think the people watching you qualify and they missed a great opportunity to meet you, share stories, have a beer etc. Helping to dock is a fantastic way to meet great people and do a little good all at once, I like it
Congratulations !! You're having ....... 🎈🎈🎉 New sails . You kept us going there. Seriously though, really pleased for you. That's big, and you deserve it. Well done.
If you do not tie up very often you do not have a chance to get good at it. I road a nuclear submarine in the navy. We pulled in to St Croix with a cruise ship on the other side of the dock. The captain decided to allow American citizens from the cruise ship have tours of the non classified areas. A rather pompous man came on board and started to spout of about how inept our dockside maneuvering and line handling was. He said we looked like a bunch of sea scouts. One of my nimble shipmates immediately replied "Sir we ARE nuclear powered; we do not get to tie up very often." That shut up the armchair sailor rather fast. LOL. So make no apologies about not being day sailors in a marina every night! Love you guys.
here's a thing you might want to try when coming alongside short handed - tie the tow berthing lines together (at the bitter end) - then when trusty crew jumps on the wharf they have control over both lines. - We do it all the time now - once you have momentum stopped you can separate again and revert to standard set up - give it a try
09:45 Have you tried the miship springline technique? Make a loop about 4 metres long on your midship cleat, as you approach the dock along side using a boat hook drop the loop over the dock cleat and in idle forward steer the boat away from the dock, the boat will nicely come along side the dock so you can then casually tie the other dock lines. Its then you put the gear in neutral. If your midship cleat is forward of your boats pivot point you can put the loop over a main winch just be careful of the how you go through the lifelines. Hope this helps.
That sounds fantastic, new sails with a real time comparison of sailing with old and new. I find myself giddy at the prospect, and will wait anxiously for you to do your normal bang up job of presenting you findings. Take care, keep each other safe and may you have marvelous sailing weather.
with a bow spring, just turn hard over to starboard (in this case) and keep the engine on fwd, this alone will lock the boat in place, you then have all the time you want to tie the other lines. you can wait at a dock to depart for whatever time you want, using this method, provided you make a slip springer to undo the line from the deck and then turning to port to kick the stern out, once out, reverse out of the berth. the main factor (apart from tide) to determine how to dock/undock is wind. the bow is always lighter so it springs out easier, but it also comes back faster. the opposite happens with the stern. hope this makes sense.
I really enjoy that you guys take a few minutes to walk through what you are doing and what you have learned (sailing, docking, working, etc). Also, congrats on the partnership with Precision Sails! I just bought a new headsail from them yesterday!
I like a midship line, especially when I'm pulling into my stubby little slip by myself. There's no room for error! Either I bump the head of my slip or I drift over and hit my neighbor!
Try coming in at a much steeper angle then turn just prior to the dock. Less exposure to crosswinds and the momentum of the boat will give you more time to get the lines secured.
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GET A MIDSHIP SPRING or at least a fairlead there. Stern spring from amidship. Secure. Power against it. Boat hugs dock. Steer stern away from dock brings bow in. Steer stern towards dock for opposite effect. Wind off dock will typically blow bow off so steering towards dock against the spring solves it. Looks pro once you have it down. Secure one line, look like a boss. My wife and I do this all the time. PS just read 5 other same comments - so there you go! if 6 people in a TH-cam comment section say the same thing it is a miracle and true.
Gotta love how Precision Sails is stepping up for TH-cam sailors!
Many can’t understand how you guys have lived on your boat for three years and haven’t mastered docking. It’s easy, you rarely go to a marina. I dream of the day I have your docking issues. It means I’m living my dream. 👍👍👍
Precision helping so many sailors! Well done Precision.🙌🏻
Congratulations on your big announcement. New sails can be just as exciting as a new baby.... LOL. The whole crew at Precision Sails is looking forward to working with you both showing the difference between new and old sails
You guys are really awesome! I hear your name all over the Sailing channels, so bravo to you all for supporting them!
good on ya Precision Sails ! out of all the youtubers, this couple is a favorite of many, and with DAMN good reason....nice to see you folks step up.
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We with twin engines love watching you guys with one dock.... 😎
Patrick Laine has a bunch of great videos on solo docking, especially about using a midships line rather than a bow line to keep the shenanigans to a minimum
Hey guys. As previously mentioned go for a midship line to dock first- make the line about half the length of the boat take it to the dock cleat and tie it off - then you can motor against it while doing bow and stern lines. Our boat is 25 tons and we are only two people on board like you it’s diffficult maiuvering. The above tip works everytime.
Top tip when coming alongside short handed, GET A MIDSHIP LINE ON FIRST, that way the boat will sit central and then you have time to put the bow and stern lines on, that way you don’t have to run around like headless chickens.
THIS! It will make your life so much easier. Don't forget to stop the boat first though... with your motor, not the cleats!
Yes, midship works for me when single handing
Yep, don't stop your boat with lines. Come alongside at low speed and be almost stationary before you ask your crew to carefully step off. A short mid-ship line will hold the boat to the Dock, as the boat could pivot on that line, make sure you have fenders the full length of the hull. If you don't want to risk crew stepping off you could use a stern/mid-ship bridle, thrown over a cleat.
spot on. my order is midship cleat then stern line. save the bow for last.
Also: learn how to lasso cleats from great distances.
Cowboys are probably great at docking.
(Just let me have this)
Spring line amidship and then stern is always how I was taught at the place we sailed and I drove launch as a teenager. Remember too, you can use the prop wash to kick the stern in. Wheel hard over turning away from the dock, engine in forward...spring line keeps you from moving forward and wash pushes the stern in.
Where you are not pulling in to a finger pier and have some room, heading diagonal or even straight towards the dock and turning along side at the last minute can help too. You get a little momentum pushing you towards the dock from the turn.
In Northern Europe, not the Med, where we have big tides and always berth side on, someone will always lend a hand. I guess we are used to it going wrong. Never mind, nobody hurt or boats damaged and it entertains us. Another great video. Thanks guys.
Khiara - You are so so so so unbelievably beautiful as well as being an amazing person in every other way. Those freckles!!!! Wowee Zowee.
I wanted to let you know, some of us enjoy your engineering mindset. Please don't snub that out of worry.
Precision is making us Canucks proud, great choice
Totally agree with all the comments you got about the spring line cleated amidships. The other thing I would add is to avoid relying on the spring to break your forward momentum. Instead, rely on reverse throttle to kill your speed and gently bring the boat alongside the dock. Everything is nice and calm and well-managed from there. So on your final approach, throw the helm hard over and at the same time give her some good reverse power. Bow steers away, prop walk pulls the stern in and reverse throttle kills forward momentum. Spring line first, then stern line, but leave enough slack so once cleated you can steer toward the dock in forward idle so Khiara can grap the bow line which should be deployed on your life line. Steer away to straighten her out, tighten the stern line and your good! Cheers.
I second a "spring" from a mid ship cleat. Your concept is completely right, but a bow spring is too far forward. You can hold the boat indefinitely against the dock with idle forward and a midship "
spring."
This is what we do. A soft spliced eye onto the midships cleat and a large spiced eye, held open by a piece of hose - hose to be around 3/4 the circumference of the eye - on other end of spring..
Come along side, drop the hose eye over a cleat, motor on tick over ahead and helm hard over turning away from pontoon.
Boat will hold station regardless of tide and wind as you get other lines on.
We do exactly the same. Midship cleat, one line, and idle forward will hold you nicely against the pontoon while you get the other lines sorted.
A midships spring is definitely the way to go. Also on our 42 clipper ketch the wife is always at the helm for docking maneuvers. I can jump faster and haul harder. Figure out which way your stern walks in reverse and use it to your advantage. Also when leaving if you back down on the stern spring your bow should come right over.
Never a disappointing video 👌⛵😎. Love the way you live fantastic stuff
Then we go for a sail 🤪 Like an eager terrier 🐶 Ha ha!
So positively unstoppable 🤣
Another handy pieces of kit that I use is.
1. approx 8 mtr line lightly weighted approximately halfway down the line Attached at one end to the boat at the bow.
On getting close to a mooring buoy that is difficult to pick up just throw the line over the buoy.
Wait for the line to sink below the buoy then pull it in tight.
Now the boat is under control so you can attach a secure main mooring line to the buoy at ease.
New Sails: Congrats on the new Precision Sails.
New sails! Thats awesome! Thanks for sharing
Congrats on the new sails and for finishing the front stay project! Also, nice exit out of the marina!!
Really looking forward to the Before and After with the Precision Sails, and the technical natter; I love that stuff! Beware: Your technical diagrams and maths explanations have been top-notch so far - we all have high expectations!
Also really looking forward to the comparision as we contemplate new sails.
Just missing the benny hill theme song with Kiera running back and forth during the docking! 😂 we’ve learned through many trials and errors that when going bow in, once the spring is on, get the stern line on quickly... after that there’s lot’s of time for other lines.. you can always power forward to bring the bow back in with the stern line on. Another great video!
Congrats on the new sails.
Congrats on the new sails!
So excited to read the title- Yay they are coming across the pond 👍👍👍👍 but no, a new set of bed sheets- which is great! At least then you can come across the pond. 👍
Congratulations on the sail “partnership” - can certainly see how it will be beneficial for both parties. As far as the blood donation - having a beer after donating blood would require a nap for the rest of the afternoon. 🙃
Guys, one line from midship is enough for mooring. It will pull the boat to the dock - you can control it with the rudder. When you are parallel to the dock, you secure the rudder and leave the engine in slow forward gear - the boat will be steady positioned by the mooring. than you have time to let the crew go and sit in a cafe while the captain slowly sets up the mooring lines aft and bow, stops the engine. :)
A good lesson in boat docking that I have learned from your mistakes.... Thanks guys😜
Use a midships aft spring line. It will pull the boat in square to the dock and you can control, hold the boat square to the dock with the rudder and a little forward thrust while you take care of the rest of the lines.
Another great episode, thanks for sharing!
Have you ever tried using a single midship spring line to dock? It is the technique I use on my 44" and it works great, especially when I single-hand. I have a 50 foot spring line that has a loop at one end. I run my spring from my primary winch to a turning block that is mounted in the exact middle of the boat. Block placement is critical. When I come into the dock I drop the loop on a dock cleat aft of midship. I then turn the boat way from the dock with boat in forward gear and minimum RPM's. I then start cranking on the winch which will put the boat parallel to the dock when the line tightens. As you winch the boat will stay parallel to the dock until you bring yourself in nice and close. The boat will stay parallel to the dock until you run out of fuel. This technique gives me plenty of time to casually step off the boat and add the bow and stern lines to the dock. The key to to make sure that the turning block is dead center of the boat. It is also a great technique if you get "help" from someone on the dock as the only thing they have to do is drop the loop on a cleat.
Looking forward to the sail talk videos👍🏼
Hey guys! Thanks for the vids, diggin them! Great boat too, the Tayanas are great boats. Maybe the midships line to start with or the stern, or play your prop walk to bring in the stern. We always, or at least try to always, come in to a dock so our prop walk will pull the stern into the dock. Tying off the bow first with "way on" will just kick out the stern like it did. It's the most important tool a yacht has is prop walk when going astern, or trying to stop the boat in a particular spot. Just throwing that out to you guys, you didn't mention it in the vid so I thought maybe you didn't know about it? :) Thanks again! Peace
You guys deserve it and more! Congrats and GOD speed. JC
We would have helped you, sorry they just watched 😕. It looks awesome, you did a great job!!! New sails, that's awesome!!!! And A Guinness, wow, thanks for donating blood Khiara!!!
Always use a spring-line from the middle cleat first to dock 😎 It allows you to balance the boat when using the motor to get the boat parallel to dock. This is very basic, hope you pick it up. Enjoy your channel 👍
Having done quite a few rubbish parks with only 2 of us, the midships cleat always seems to be the best one to get on first. Either as a short spring or a just a short line. Once its on, there’s no way the boat can go for a wander off the dock.
I dock by myself. I use a line running the length of the boat, tied on both ends to the boat, which I then use to hook on.. anything suitable. My boat can only getaway that much, but I can then slide it on back and fro onto from that single point of control to balance the forces. I then can ties on properly and leasurely. An old salty showed me that trick, I didn't invent it! Although I only have a 20 footer to worry about......
Midships springline, turn into the dock, forward gear slowly and it will pull itself parallel into the dock. Plenty of fenders
Agree
And then leave her in forward gear and you can take your own sweet time "stepping off" Milly and securing the other lines. Also recommend a steeper angle of approach, approx 35 degrees and aim for 1/3 way along. then do above and you are home & hosed :)
Yep. Spring on the midship, full rudder off the dock, idle forward.
You guys are so frikin funny! Love your docking explanation!!! Watch captain Ron a few times and you’ll be cool!
Awesome news guys, I think you will be fantastic ambassadors for a brand like Precision Sails. Looking forward to more news and updates..
Great video & great sailing ⛵️ sailboat ⛵️! 😘⛵️😀 Mike from Missouri
Great job! I hope you have some awesome designs.
I know I’m late to the video but the way I was taught how to come in when the wind is pushing you off the dock was to come at an angle towards the dock with a bow line and a fender a little bit ahead of midship. Anyway come in slow at an angle, have your partner ready to step off and tie the bow line to a dock cleat between midship and the bow. Once quickly tied to the cleat you immediately engage forward and turn the wheel so that the stern comes towards the dock, the fender should help to protect and also to help with the stern turn into the dock (with the gear in forward and the wheel turned to starboard)
This maneuver allows you to have better control coming in and tying up without having the stern go wherever it wants to!
Hope it helps 😇
So happy for you too!
In your neighbor's defense, a headless chicken running around is always fun to watch. Maybe it will show up on their youtube channel.
Awesome on the sails
I have to say, I solo cruise on the norfolk broads with a small 26' 1933 power cruiser, my side on docking technique involves knocking the engine out of gear at about 3 foot from the quay and stepping off with both bow and stern lines in hand, the bow line looped around a centre cleat, this way I can tie off from the centre first, then tie off the stern, then readjust the bow line from the centre to the front, this works perfectly 90 % of the time, of course the 10% that it doesnt is always when you have an audience, I have been known to get the bow line on and then have to let the stern line go, wait for the boat to complete a 180 and grab the other stern line and moor up. the important part is getting one line tied off and the boat secure to the bank, as long as i am on the bank, and having long enough stern lines to get the stern in later.if you end up where you want to be and havent hit anything or damaged anything , then its a successful mooring.
That's awesome! Gratz on the new sails from an actual Canuck! Enjoy the Carribean while I'm going to shovel the snow in my driveway! 🤣
When docking put your springline to midships and back to about the stern, not the bow. Then a little throttle will actually pull you parallel to the dock. Attach bow and stern lines, then adjust the springlines as shown in your book. Your book page shows how to tie to the dock but not the active docking procedure.
You can dock with the wind blowing off the dock with a single spring line attached to the boat at the pivot point so that neither the bow or stern are pulled in. It might take a while to find that pivot point, but once you so it all becomes much simpler.
It's like a funny Port-TV for the other crews :D
Maybe You have to think about Your Prop, if it turns clockwise or counterclockwise. Then use the wheel effect from the reverse gear. So the aft will be automatically pulled to the jetty and with a little practice the boat stops parallel to the jetty.
Has been said already, but a short docking line from the midship cleat run aft to the stern with a biggish bowline ready for the dock is the way to go. Drop bowline over bollard or shore cleat and slowly power up. Once you are stopped and parallel to wharf, put wheel hard over (way from dock) and power up to hold vessel alongside and put the other lines on. Leaving is opposite procedure. Power up on the springer and let go all other lines. If the wind is blowing you off the wharf ease back on the power and you will drift off. Flick off the bowline and sail off. If a breeze is holding you onto the wharf, power up and turn wheel towards the jetty. This will kick the stern out. When a suitable angle if achieved reverse off. This manoeuvre can easily be done single handed (coming alongside and departing).
Another fun episode. The new sails will be great to see in action.
As others have said the midships line is your friend for short-handed docking. Come alongside and let crew off to cleat off the line. Power forward with the wheel turned away from the dock. The stern will snug right in and the bow won't escape. You can get off the dock be leaving only the midships line looped around the dock cleat and turning the wheel towards the dock with the engine in forward. The stern will kick out so that you can pull off the line, shift into reverse and back off from the dock. Much easier than messing with bow and stern lines.
top stuff guys!! well done.. a nice reward for the quality of your content!!! keep them coming.. had a big laugh at the pregnancy comment as I'd just said to my bride about how many babies are now sailing around the world... stay well
Hi, love the channel. Just a suggestion that I got from a magazine in the UK - swap roles when docking, Khiara drive the boat and Adam do the lines.
Thanks for the docking tips. My partner and i are still experimenting as docking out 36ft yacht with no mid cleat is sometimes challenging but will try your method as it makes sense. I am surprised at how hard it is to find good docking techniques on TH-cam. A video focusing on docking would be awesome!
Well done on the blood giving. And thank you got making me smile regarding your docking. Here my two cents and even though I dock single handed often, my advice probably is worth about two cents. I always put the spring line on first. I use it to stop the boat when sailing in and try to attach it near the middle of the boat and near the middle of the dock so I don’t have to worry about pulling in on one end well the other end goes the opposite direction. Then the bow and last the stern. If you try that plus have a beer right before docking I think that may help. Remember sailing and docking a boat is not rocket science. Sometimes it seems the harder you try the worse things work out. That’s why the beer helps! Also bonus points if there are two of you and no one says a word when docking. Both of you know what you are doing and most of the time any comments regarding docking while docking don’t seem to help. 😊. And of course congratulations on your new sponsor. Did they require the red bathing suit to be worn whenever you show their sails? 😊😊. Enjoy your channel. Best wishes, stay safe.
Great job on the blood donation, never seen someone so excited about a forestay before 😁. And some nice captaining all in one show, sweet
Love your videos and content!
Hi Guys, I sailed all my life and must confess I don’t know much about sails. I only know the brand North Sails and did not know about Precision Sails. I can t wait to learn and see the difference between old and new sails. Please give us some tips too on how they recommend to trim sails for optimal performance. Anyway, love your videos. Going to Antigua with my family for a week of sailing next week... Love you guys, best of luck. Love you guys
Agree with other comments get a midship line on first then use engine (slow) ahead the hold boat against dock whilst you do bow & stern lines. I’ve used this technique to berth my 42ft yacht single-handed for years.
A midship spring is what you want. A line tied midship, or worst-case slightly aft of midship, and then running aft is what you want when docking forward. In simplified terms, every boat has a pivot point that it will turn on, usually near the keel. You want your spring as close to that pivot point as possible, so that as the boat gets pulled toward the dock, the pivot point slides. If the spring is forward of the pivot point, then instead of sliding the boat turns (pivots) the bow toward the spring. If the spring is behind the pivot point, then the aft will turn toward the spring and the bow away. Without getting too complicated, if you bias a little toward the aft then you'll get a little bit of pivot away from the dock, but that will be limited compared to how far the stern can get away from you if you bias to the bow. You seem to enjoy engineering and physics, so I think you can work out the why of what I'm saying. The conclusion is to try to get a midship spring, and if you don't have a perfect midship point, then try to bias toward the aft rather than forward.
Once you've got that, then even in a breeze you can just give the boat some forward throttle and it'll suck itself right up to the dock for you. Finally, it seems like you don't dock very often so you're skills are a bit weak. That's fine, just take some time to practice it a bit until you're good enough at it that you can feel confident. After all, you wouldn't want to have to dock in 25 knots because something has gone terribly wrong and not be able to do so. No one gets good at this stuff by luck, its only practice that'll make you better!
.... laughing .... have more than likely mentioned before how much I like time lapse .. Khiara running back and forth on the dock was priceless, was that under the direction from Adam .. the bow the bow the stern the stern .... I got a pacemaker when I was 26, a sort of back up support thingy, anyhow all the guys, that's the rugby boys were going to give blood, there was a long line and wait and we were all joking that we were there for the milk and cookies afterwards, no, no guiness here. Anyhow there were the prelim questions and it comes out I have a pacemaker, OH! No! you can't give blood and they were quick to usher me out and not out the exit but rejected out from where I came, through the whole line .. since then have not attempted to give blood, scared for life so far .. your story was a memory jog taking me back some 35 years .. thx for the memory jog ..... that guiness thing has to get out in the sailing community on Grenada and they will have lots of blood .... looking forward to seeing your big grins when you head out for a sail with the new sails .... said this before, love Khiara's excitement about everything you both tackle ..... and as always .. never stop dreaming, just dream bigger .. have fun be safe, save our oceans ......
I use the midship line and wrap the rear cleat on the dock to keep it stable works for me everytime.
Love the channel you both do a great job
Great, that you donated blood. It might save someone. :)
In Denmark volunteers donate and they can allso get a beer - or anything else, really.
It's a pretty cheap exchange for such a gift.
Thanks for sharing dock line chaos. XD
About the docking, first you did it right because you docked, which was the goal. There is only one way to dock, it is to dock. Second I always give a hand when people dock close to me because I don’t think it is funny to see somebody in trouble and one day it will be me, so I hope somebody will help. Cruisers are supposed to be a community that help each others, I don’t think the people watching you qualify and they missed a great opportunity to meet you, share stories, have a beer etc. Helping to dock is a fantastic way to meet great people and do a little good all at once, I like it
Congratulations !! You're having ....... 🎈🎈🎉 New sails . You kept us going there. Seriously though, really pleased for you. That's big, and you deserve it. Well done.
Great Idea! Measure the performance of old baggy sails versus new sails. Love your channel!
If you do not tie up very often you do not have a chance to get good at it. I road a nuclear submarine in the navy. We pulled in to St Croix with a cruise ship on the other side of the dock. The captain decided to allow American citizens from the cruise ship have tours of the non classified areas. A rather pompous man came on board and started to spout of about how inept our dockside maneuvering and line handling was. He said we looked like a bunch of sea scouts. One of my nimble shipmates immediately replied "Sir we ARE nuclear powered; we do not get to tie up very often." That shut up the armchair sailor rather fast. LOL. So make no apologies about not being day sailors in a marina every night! Love you guys.
How amazing is that!!!!! Blood and a Guinness. Cheers love!
You sure did put a lot of faith in those flip-flops!
Congrats - I am very happy that Precision decided to work with you! I cant wait to see your before and after videos.....
I love how she always wears sensible shoes to go hiking around the islands! LOL
Of course they stood around everyone loves a comedy show
They are known as ''Australian Safety boots''
@@Purlee100 - Funny.. here in Australia we call them "Kiwi Safety Boots".
here's a thing you might want to try when coming alongside short handed - tie the tow berthing lines together (at the bitter end) - then when trusty crew jumps on the wharf they have control over both lines. - We do it all the time now - once you have momentum stopped you can separate again and revert to standard set up - give it a try
Love the run about like a chicken without a head. Most amusing docking ever... love Ciara's docking dance.
09:45 Have you tried the miship springline technique? Make a loop about 4 metres long on your midship cleat, as you approach the dock along side using a boat hook drop the loop over the dock cleat and in idle forward steer the boat away from the dock, the boat will nicely come along side the dock so you can then casually tie the other dock lines. Its then you put the gear in neutral. If your midship cleat is forward of your boats pivot point you can put the loop over a main winch just be careful of the how you go through the lifelines. Hope this helps.
Fantastic news about Precision Sails ! Look forward to seeing before and after videos ! Woo hoo
Purchased main & genoa from Precision last year. GREAT customer service and great sails! You won't be disappointed
That sounds fantastic, new sails with a real time comparison of sailing with old and new. I find myself giddy at the prospect, and will wait anxiously for you to do your normal bang up job of presenting you findings. Take care, keep each other safe and may you have marvelous sailing weather.
thank you for the AWESOME content ; )
That was hilarious watching Khiara running back and forth. Love viewing your channel stay safe look forward to the next episode.
with a bow spring, just turn hard over to starboard (in this case) and keep the engine on fwd, this alone will lock the boat in place, you then have all the time you want to tie the other lines. you can wait at a dock to depart for whatever time you want, using this method, provided you make a slip springer to undo the line from the deck and then turning to port to kick the stern out, once out, reverse out of the berth. the main factor (apart from tide) to determine how to dock/undock is wind. the bow is always lighter so it springs out easier, but it also comes back faster. the opposite happens with the stern. hope this makes sense.
Nice one.
New Sails!!! That's a good thing. Congratulations.
Congrats on the new sails.. P.S love the channel
I'm planning to walk around Grenada all day, and go up a hill to a Fort ... so ... FLIP FLOPS!!! (sheesh! ... sailers!).
I really enjoy that you guys take a few minutes to walk through what you are doing and what you have learned (sailing, docking, working, etc).
Also, congrats on the partnership with Precision Sails! I just bought a new headsail from them yesterday!
Congrats on the breathing new life into your boat. Really interested to see the difference... !!
I like a midship line, especially when I'm pulling into my stubby little slip by myself.
There's no room for error! Either I bump the head of my slip or I drift over and hit my neighbor!
Really looking forward to the sail comparison episodes!
You guys are the best thing about Mondays
Glad you’re receiving new sail for you vessel! 😀⛵️😘 Mike from Missouri
Try coming in at a much steeper angle then turn just prior to the dock. Less exposure to crosswinds and the momentum of the boat will give you more time to get the lines secured.
Yippee! New sails!! Like I said a week or so ago........Precision Sails couldn't say no to the Khiara smile and sales pitch. Very happy for you guys.
Wow, that is so cool. And you guys are sooo worthy! This is one of my all time favourite YT channels.
Thanks for the upcoming “deep dive” into sail shapes, performance and sail trim. Maybe I’ll finally learn. Before I go find my first sailboat!