Nicely done and well very clearly explained. If you have both current and wind the best condition is to have both going in the same direction. My most difficult docking was docking a single screw into fairly heavy current with a 20+ knot wind hitting the starboard side. The current was head on and the wind was 90 degrees to the right. The plan was to get #2 starboard (midship) line made off on the cleat and use that to hold the boat in place while getting the bow and stern lines attached. #1 attempt was a bust with, we were blown off the dock in just a few seconds. #2 attempt was better but by the time my crew person got the #2 line made off I was dangling 3' off the dock. Thankfully there was enough room to use that as a pivot point and turn the boat inward and get the bow close enough for her to grab the #1 line. I was worried that all the pressure was going to rip off a cleat or snap the line. We then worked the stern line in and walked the rest of the boat over. The other option I think would have been to get the stern line tied off and use that to pivot against and drive the boat against the wind to the dock and secure the other lines. I should post video of that, I'm sure it would be entertaining. :)
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Nicely done and well very clearly explained. If you have both current and wind the best condition is to have both going in the same direction. My most difficult docking was docking a single screw into fairly heavy current with a 20+ knot wind hitting the starboard side. The current was head on and the wind was 90 degrees to the right. The plan was to get #2 starboard (midship) line made off on the cleat and use that to hold the boat in place while getting the bow and stern lines attached. #1 attempt was a bust with, we were blown off the dock in just a few seconds. #2 attempt was better but by the time my crew person got the #2 line made off I was dangling 3' off the dock. Thankfully there was enough room to use that as a pivot point and turn the boat inward and get the bow close enough for her to grab the #1 line. I was worried that all the pressure was going to rip off a cleat or snap the line. We then worked the stern line in and walked the rest of the boat over. The other option I think would have been to get the stern line tied off and use that to pivot against and drive the boat against the wind to the dock and secure the other lines. I should post video of that, I'm sure it would be entertaining. :)