How to dock a sailing boat without a bow thruster?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- Watch this video to see how we docked our sailing yacht on a windy day and on a windless day without a bow thruster and not helped by our prop kick.
We are 'outwiththewind' sailing around the world above our beloved sailing vessel Mehalah, an Oyster Mariner 35.
Last November we launched after 11 months in the boatyard, but no long after we had to run from bad weather and dock Mehalah in a marina. Always an exciting moment! But all is good when it finishes well.
For Xmas, we decided that we cannot be too far from America's Cup competition, so we docked our sailing yacht at Westhaven Marina in Auckland, the biggest marina in the Southern Hemisphere. This time we decided to dock on a windless day. Nailed it!
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well done on the docking! In South Africa we call the various docking lines differently and we definitely "step of smartly" :-) when we tie Sisu ( a 20 ton boat) we make at least a half figure 8 to ensure the cleat stop the boat and not the hands/fingers ;-)
sorry not very clear what i ment . bow line taken from cockpit to bow fairlead and back to crew step off ,and stern line cockpit to stern fairlead back to crew , crew steps on shore through gate with bow and stern lines with looped shore ends drops stern line on cleat or bollard then helmsman take up slake stops forward movement ,crew drops bow rope on forward cleat helmsman pulls in slake all without leeving helm control crew free to help on dock .the 39 is 14tons in strong winds the helms cockpit winches can handle these forces ,but on a slippery dock 4 rugby players couldent hold her , hope find this useful good sailing and fair weather
You need a midship cleat and spring line. It makes the docking easier to control as it won't try to twist the bow into the dock. NEVER NEVER let a crew member "jump for it" that was dangerous
Thanks Pierre. We always have a midship line but without cleats on the dock it is a bit more difficult. In NZ most pontoons are occupied by local boats and they have spliced lines on the `D` rings which makes feeding our mooring lines through very difficult.
@@outwiththewind setup your midship line to be long that way you can use a cleat close to the end of the pontoon as the boat passes that cleat just take a loop around the cleat and use the line to control the boats forward movement. that gives you time to grab the bow line without the stern kicking out. My midship line isnt tied to a miship cleat on the dock. to a stern cleat if the current or motion wants to push the boat towards the bock. Opposite if the current wants to push the boat out of the slip.
We go with the no one jumps off rule....... Some of the pontoons are slippy as hell, You wouldn't want someone to fall between the pontoon after slipping on a wet wooden dock. Grab your self something like a boat hook, once the middle cleat is on a little power on and put the helm over towards the dock, you aft will slowly move towards the dock and you can hope off nicely.
With people jumping off at the very least it would be embarrassing if someone fell in and at worse you could have a knocked out crew member in the water while the boats not 100% in control. Just get the boat into a reasonable position if you tap the boat next to you that's fine, walk on their boat and throw a rope over. If you have a boat fender on the front you can hit the dock gently in front of you with a little power on/tick to keep you in place.
A guy called Patrick lane does a pretty decent video call "Ep 18 Solo Sailing: How I Dock My 40' Sailboat 4 Examples and a Blooper"
Thanks for your input here and for the recommended video too. We agree that safety comes first. and the jump off the boat was as spectacular as risky! So not ideal at all...stopping on the dock is a good option for a singlehanded sailor, but not for us. Practice makes perfection :)
i have oyster 39 amid cleat is a god send , also putting bowline loops on shore lines before docking , stern and midships and or bow lines going to helmsman means crew dropping loops over shore cleats fast and helmsman can help line control from stearing and power control . i know deck to low pontoons on 39 is a jump always if you show this, on film on dock it shows this problem to all all the best from yacht tagus in iom uk
Thanks for sharing, there is a lot of criticism on some comments, but some others are good hints. In my opinion you did correct on preparations, jumping with a steady boat sometimes is not an option but risk assessment is necessary (good briefing and coordination).
Stop the boat before tie the spring line could make it easier probably, spring done, throttle forward and rudder wheel to the port to stop the stern to move away from the pontoon.
When you tied the spring with the boat still moving forward (both dockings) you pulled away the stern by inertia.
Running either on pontoon or deck is very dangerous. You have to be capable to control your boat with no lines attached or one spring attached or a midship line that could be very helpful to align with the pontoon without rushing.... so the manoeuvre has to be done in a calm way and very coordinate.
My vote is to use the midship line... maybe you could do another video using this technique (?)
This is all about practise and right now I am in the comfort of my sofa, so, easy to give useless comments hahaha.
By the way, Med mooring is not that complicated....
Cheers for the input. We all do things differently and there is always something new to learn. Can you imagine turning up to a berth without cleats? This is what we keep having here in NZ. The locals have their lines ready on the deck but us cruisers have to find ways of feeding lines through this tiny ‘D’ rings. 👍
@@outwiththewind exactly why I always try to put myself on the position of others, easy to criticise when you are selfish.
No cleats sounds a nightmare if the winds are whistling. What about use the poles of the pontoon? I don't know, I guess after you moored that many times you will find a way to teach all of us how to do it properly.
By the way, my boat is @sv_troublemaker if you want find us on Instagram or Facebook!
Joined your FB page, ‘Troublemaker’:)
Bravo. Multe chestii faine atat de la voi cat si din comenturi :)
Ne bucuram ca e de ajutor, Paul. Vanturi prielnice si ape line!
Is this a joke? Would someone need a bow thrasher for this type of mooring, try the Mediterranean style, stern to a dock.
Hi Nick, we'll get in touch with you when we get to the Med. so you can show us how to do it 🤣😂🤣
that is not how she should tie on the springer to the dock cleat. Wasting. to much time you might need someday.
Hi Kenneth, the trouble is there are no cleats on the dock, only ‘D’ rings with spliced ropes already on from owners who are out sailing. This makes feeding the line through very difficult and slow!