Tips for Easy Docking - Handling a New Boat
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2020
- First in a new series we're producing about docking techniques and boat handling skills.
We all get pretty good at learning to handle our own boats over time, but if we step onto a friend's boat or take the helm on a bareboat charter yacht that we're unfamiliar with, we quickly remember that each boat has its own personality and quirky behaviour.
In Docking a Sailboat, we go over basic docking techniques demonstrating how to go bow-to a dock, as well as stern-to. But first we give you a few procedures to do to quickly get the feel of a boat that you are handling for the first time.
00:05 Snapping Turtle & Fall Colours
01:10 Boat characteristics that effect handling
02:15 Remove all lines except spring-line
02:50 Handling a twin-rudder sailboat
03:21 Learning how she maneuvers under power
03:54 How to turn a sailboat in a confined space
05:18 Backing in to a dock
08:07 Docking Bow-to for the first time
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This addresses one of the more stressful aspects of sailing. Would love to see more videos like this.
Noted! Thanks for your comment, brunsonr.
Please find time to produce more episodes similar to this, there are so many sailing channels that feel sometimes a little like im watching someone's holiday video, you have always been informative and for a newby wannabe sailor such as myself I find your how to vidoes a fantastic resource. Thank you to you both. Chris UK 🇬🇧
Impressive control on an unfamiliar boat. Terrific demo.
Thanks so much, Patrick! Glad you enjoyed the video.
Yes he is very proficient at boat handling skills. He's a great teacher.
This is impressive boat handling for a familiar boat😁
Hello Patrick how are you doing😊
There are many "how to" videos on docking. They tend to show how skilled the demo skipper is, doing handbreak-turn-boat-parking and such. What are doing here is really practical, step by step and how I would *want* to do it! Excellent, very much appreciated!
Great video, would love to see more of this in slightly windy conditions
Can’t get enough of these! Docking is my greatest fear!!! Thanks for also showing how relaxed the skipper should remain.
Love the docking videos, as even the most experienced sailors can always use more tips and tricks for docking.
Great intro to marina handling. Love to see something with stronger cross winds and tides.
Will be interesting to see how to dock the boat in the slip with strong current
I’m a new boat owner and maneuvering is tight places is still worrisome. This video had great tips. Please make more like this one.
Hello Chris how are you doing😊
This "back and fill" turning maneuver is one one of the most fun and useful things I learned in sailing class.
Hello Max how are you doing😊
Keep'em coming, my wife and I need work in this area. Well done!
Thanks! Will do! The teamwork when docking with your mate can be very satisfying when you get the techniques down and establish a good system of communication, Robert. We look forward to seeing you on the water sometime.
More please. Simple! We love from The Solent, UK. We miss you both...
Hello Claus how are you doing😊
What gorgeous fall color!
But yes, more of these videos!
You got it!
I love docking videos. Can never have enough. Thank you.
You guys make it look sooo easy to dock, especially the first time... Well done kodus... Like magic...
I find that a mid ship cleat and a spring line does help a lot in docking. You could make a video on that technique alone, I am sure many would learn from it. Cheers, Richard
Please do more. Very comprehensive and well done.
Thank you! Someone promoting the mid cleat warp first!!! Be nice to see the contrast of single rudder and vectored thrust over it. Sail Safe Guys, Ant, Cid & the pooch crew.
Very nice video! I would love to see more! The drone footage was great! Thank you!
Hello Mike how are you doing😊
For sure more. Addressing the difference in which way to turn the wheel in reverse vs a tiller is something that a lot of new boaters don’t know.
You handled the boat carefully and smoothly. Also noted the easy, in time, communication between you and your 1st mate.
Always try to feel the boat through my feet when I get on a boat to figure out how it's going to react. Like becoming one with the boat.Glad to see you're doing great. God bless you all, be safe.
Love that, Alex! Great tip! Thanks for your kind words.
Thank you for posting this video!
Nicely done! No matter how much experience you have, docking is always a challenge.
Very true!
I like the way how calm and deliberate you handle the boat. You take your time. That's the point where many beginners get into trouble - too much thrust, too much counterthrust, oversteering, panic ensues.
Great video Paul and Sheryl! Love the view of the snapping turtle and your canoe. Great instructional video.
yes, i really like boat handling videos like this one. the overhead drone shots were helpful as were the graphics on the lines. good job, this is what i want to see. a lot of crazy stuff around the docks and slip and would love any videos with tips and guidance.
Nice, calm explanation. No stress no panic. Never enough of docking videos. Great job, keep recording.
Super helpful. Thanks for posting.
I'm a new boat owner, got a Hunter 33 and when I picked it up from the previous owner it was my first time docking any boat... I was sweating bullets but thankfully only bumped the bow in the slip at low speed. Getting better each time I go out. Next step is reversing in, this video helped me understand better, thanks!
Thank you and what a lovely part of the world. The colours in the trees are stunning.
Definitely more videos like this. Fun to see you guys on different boats.
excellent demo! keep'em coming!
Absolutely enjoy your how-to videos. One always picks up a lesson or two. Thanks! Cheers 🍻
Always great to learn little tricks...thanks!
The quality of your video gear is excellent . Very useful tips for me as I am a new skipper .
Definitely helpful - thanks!
Enjoyed the video, have to admit, the drone shot from above made me gasp when seeing the under water rocks so close to you. Good stuff, keep it up!
Yes, great video. Let's see more like it!
This is a great video. We have watched it (and an earlier Southampton one) several times. Using a midships spring every time (almost) makes life so much better and yet so many TH-cam sailors don’t know about this. Practice is the only true way to learn something. But familiarity by watching and rewatching techniques is a safe (thus potentially cheaper) add-on. It would be fantastic to get more such videos as I am always learning new methods and if not new, a good reminder when stress hits and the mind goes to the nearest memory. Thanks for these and please make more ;-)
Miles, thanks so much for the positive feedback! So glad this docking video was helpful. We'll be doing more "how-to" docking videos in the future.
Hello how are you doing😊
I'd like to see the spring line tricks used for rotating a boat against the wind off a dock. I've used them a few times but not often enough to have them fresh. Thanks for figuring out how to create content when you're away from the boat.
Great suggestion! Thanks.
Another great informational video. Thank you
very professional!
Good reminder points for unfamiliar boats. Please do more.
Helpful. Thanks!
More videos like this please. Reverse docking into a narrow slip is what I'm faced with on every return to our club. It's an adventure every single time. Thanks!
Good demonstration, very helpful!
Very helpful video!
I'd like to see a docking video about reversing a full keel boat with a stern hung rudder. A different beast entirely.
I really enjoy your how to videos. The experience you both have commands my attention, and the simple straight forward dialogue makes it easier to understand. Thanks! SK in the UK.
Thanks, keep them coming.
Good information. Please keep the instructional videos coming! Looking forward to your next season, as well.
This was very helpful! More like this please.
Hello Jeff how are you doing😊
Fantastic video.
Great video!
Great video, as always.
Can't go wrong with more docking videos under different circumstances.
Thanks!
Thank you so much for some very practical instruction. One aspect of learning to sail that I have not yet seen done so elegantly.
I will tell you that I would LOVE a video on single handed docking. To add a bit, I have a small 6 meter "pocket yacht" (Canadian built Paceship P2-20) and my power source is a 4 hp Evenrude outboard. I trailer my boat to the launch site and after putting her in I always turn her around so she is facing the lake. The positioning would be just like your first example here.
But being single handed means I have to undo the lines at basically the same time as I start the outboard. This can be VERY tricky. Plus, if the wind is blowing into the launch area my boat can be blown sideways toward obstacles before I can get to the tiller and accelerate the motor.
I know you guys are used to bigger sailboats but there are probably a number of us out here with smaller boats. A smaller percentage put their boats in every time they sail. And an even smaller percentage have to do it single handed. But demonstrating how to handle the MOST complicated undocking and docking procedure would probably answer lots of people's questions regarding small sailboat handling.
BTW - I have always found that coming in to dock is sooooo much easier. I can often do it with nothing more than wind power. Scott W PS- That was one BIG snapping turtle!
This is so great. Yes please do more. They.are jewel to watch. A great education. Just got to say "Slow is pro" As I tell a new guy at the launch. Stay safe and Thank you!
Good info, thanks
Great video, please do more like this!
Yes more, very useful.
yes, more like this!!! very helpful
Hello Don how are you doing😊
Definitely would like more videos like this one.
Yes, we love these videos. A video leaving a snug berth with no room in the back would be awesome.
Very helpful......thank you.
Great video. Keep them coming!
Will do, Mark!
Yes. Dealing with prop walk has been a challenge for us, learning to handle our new-to-us canoe stern boat.
its always nice to learn something new
Helpful!
Great video, more please
Nicely done, thanks
No problem 👍
It really helped me to explain to my son, how the pull of the prop and delay of the rudder to act until pressure is agaisnt the rudder. That drone footage really helps see the reaction of the vessel.
Nice video. Very well explained.
Helpful, beautiful, and well-orchestrated. 👍
So glad!
Hi! Great video as usual. But even greater as it is highly hands-on and full of tips! I would appreciate other videos like that about releasing sequence of bow/stern/spring lines; also about buoying. Take care both!
Lovely video, thank you. We are about to start our blue water chapter, having spent a couple years lake sailing. This video really helps to visualise the theory before we give it a go ourselves. And, as many others have said, you are in a beautiful part of the world.
Wonderful. More docking please :)
Hello Mark how are you doing😊
Love teaching videos
Thank you so much for the tips. You two are completely professional. me and my wife are looking forward to hanging up our hats on our motorhome diesel pusher and hitting the water in a few years.
good stuff ty!
Good stuff. More please
You got it, Kenneth! Thanks for your comment.
Excellent tips. Great refresher. I will look for other videos where you share your experience.
Great lesson - so nice when you know how. Having coffee here in Bethel, Alaska, and thinking of you two. For a while I had a 15' West Wright Potter here on the Kuskokwim River. Great sailing down river, and fun sailing up river. Take Care!
The "how to" videos are great. They are very helpful and I enjoy them as much as the cruising life variety.
Really good and taught me about my own „stern kick to port“ on my Hanse. Should have realised bows in port side to, will be easier....very helpful. Thank you.
Loved it very helpful
Hello how are you doing😊
Great example I learnt a couple of new techniques thank you 👍
Great to hear! So glad this video was helpful, Outback Sailors.
Thank you Sheryl & Paul. This is really helpful to me and I’m sure many others. Dreaming of a trip aboard your new boat in the Pacific with my wife. Take care for now.
Very well explained. I like the use of the spring. It seems to make things pretty easy. I just bought a 15m Aluminiumship 4 months ago and she is nothing like my 11m Jeanneau I had before. My wife and I made good experiences with using midship springs for docking. Excellent video. Please do more of those
I’m a big fan of the docking videos. I would love to see a variety of situations. The trickier the better.
You make it look so easy
Would love more videos like this please!
Thanks for your feedback, Lilith!
Great video, thanks!
A spring line is single handers best friend. I use it every time when docking, with a block close behind the pivot point and led back to a winch next to the tiller.
So helpfull these videos. You guys are so informative and pleasant to watch. My favourite sailing channel on youtube :) Keep up the great work. Would love more of there handling videos. Love from Eirik, Norway.
very nice.
Well presented video. Many thanks.
So glad you enjoyed this video, Mike. Thanks for your comment.
Well done.
Thanks, Mike.
Great video, it’s good to see the use of a spring line when mooring
Glad you enjoyed it, Stephen. Thanks for your comment.