I enjoy reading all the Keyboard Captain comments, because I watch so many 20 foot runabouts that could not back in to that slip. The Captain here did a great job! That is a 92 foot boat with a 24 foot beam tipping the scales around 205000 pounds with a very slippery 5 foot 11" draft. No it does not have a stern thruster, only a bow thruster, and the two monster 60" wheels that bite water very hard compared to most yachts. Yes there are a lot of people on the skybridge, but the Captain is not up in that mix, he is standing at the rear station with a perfect view of what he is doing. So with that cross wind having a near 50 foot tall sail to grab on to and 92 feet of broadside I would say he did very well
Definitely a quality job of maneuvering that boat with huge windage and a ton of people on board . Twin screws helps but that boat has some huge wheels ( props) on it and could get into trouble very quickly . Notice how he keep the engines at idle the whole time only going into and out of gear ( Fwd or rev) and some bow thruster . Very skilled in that wind ! Nobody should kid themselves that was slick! Well done captain/helm. Warren
A lot of people don’t realize or have never docked boats with lots of windage, it’s like docking a boat with the sails up. The wind has a huge effect and can even over power the bow thruster
To be honest, he should of approached his slip/beryh from downwind, then go ahead WITH THE WIND ON HIS BOW FOR BETTER CONTROL INITIALLY- but after the initial move astern, it's makes not that much difference-just saying what professional captains do. Maybe there was some water traffic in his stern at the time.
It is the easiest thing in the world to steer/manoeuver a power boat at medium to high speeds. Quite another thing to manoeuver at low/berthing speed. This was done just nicely. No fuss, no drama. You might notice very little prop wash. Looked like the skipper was using LOTS of rudder with minimal power. Once you've got either the bow or stern movingit only requires minimal power, to get the boat "heading" where you want it to go. I did my PSCRB certificate in a fast-flowing river, and one of the tests was to put an old-fashioned ship's lifeboat alongside another moored in the river. The Examiner simply said "Now, I'd like you to come alongside the other boat Starboard side-to, WITHOUT CAUSING MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO EITHER BOAT" (The guy had a sense of humour!!). The correct way is to head INTO the tidal flow, because:- 1. if you come in too "hot" the tide will push you back (minimising any damage if you get it wrong!) 2. as the tide is flowing along your hull, rudder movements are more effective and you can control positioning much better. 3. best way is LOTS of rudder, with short application of power, all boats with a single engine respond to this. It's when you have TWIN engines things can get interesting -the skipper in the video obviously knows his boat, and how she handles.
That's a captain that knows his boat and has the skills. Even if he used thrusters you still need to know what you're doing. And he's dealing with the wind which you can hear in the background. True - deckhands not ready with lines to tie off or hand off to people on dock? Easier would be to go in now first. Major props to the captain!
When have you ever seen a blue water game fishing boat berthed like a 747 jumbo jet at a marina ever in your life??? I didn't know you tube had become a refuge for 15 year olds' to talk and comment about things they know nothing about. When How often have you seen a blue water game fishing boat be berthed bow in at a marina?
That is nice driving for sure , in Australia we don’t have poles , you would be backing in with a boat beside you not Poles , it makes it more stressful
That reminded me of a time in Alaska with a 5 knot ebb, a hotel owner with twin jets and a bow thruster literally spun a boat in a circle with out effect from the tide. I will never forget it as I has just got in from running my dads boat and had fallen on the floor as I heard the single prop cavitating from the first big swell.
Note to passengers on board especially the ones pushing off the pilings do not I repeat do not try to help the captain you are not helping even though you believe you are
@@brianluck84 No. Bow thruster is cheating under 60 feet length overall. You're only a pro if you can dock it with twin screws only, over 60 feet, no matter the crosswind under hurricane warning. :)
How big is that boat? Went on a company fishing trip in one very similar in Orange Beach, I think it was 97' or a little over 100'. We had a great time.
@Franz Klammer Not necessary, if you know how to operate two engines, one forward one reverse, you can turn a boat (any size) 360° within it's length without bow or stern thrusters.
The boat was too wide to fit all the way in the slip. Hence why they didn't go back further. The point was to get back as far as possible, drop off the fish for weigh in quickly and gtfo out since they couldn't tie up. Which is why the crew has no ropes.
For all of you yacht and charter boat captains bragging about backing up in your slip, try backing up to an oil platform in a work boat, utility boat, or crew boat while having platform personnel swing on and off with swing ropes, while timing the wave action, or swells, along with currents. That really separates the men from the boys. This Captain did a pretty good job. However, he got a little close to the poles a couple of times while having deck hands fend the boat off which can get them hurt. Having a crowd watch you dock can be a bit stressful at times. Also, the deck hands could have done a much better job in their line handling skills by getting everything ready before he backs in the slip. Years ago, when I was working as a US Park Ranger in Boat Patrol duties at Lake Mead National Recreation Area in a Boston Whaler Patrol Boat with a single I/O, people would watch me parallel dock between two vessels at the marina all the time when I was taking a short break from Boat Patrol Duties. I patrolled in all kinds of weather conditions which really didn’t bother me.
@@mrsmith2904 Yes, that is true! That type of technology called Dynamic Positioning has been around for quite a while now. At first they used Gyro Compasses on DP vessels. Now they use DGPS and Lasers on vessels with reflectors on oil platforms. DGPS is a lot more accurate that GPS and can hold a vessel steady within a 1 meter square. Drill ships started using DP back in the 60’s, and the most famous drill ship was called the USNS Hughes Glomar Explorer which was owned by Howard Hughes. It was renamed the GFS Explorer after his death. Things have come a long way since Gyrocompasses, LORAN C, and old style marine radar units that you looked down in. I still remember those days vividly! Now you have chart plotters too!
@@thercattrainer well I just learned something, thanks for the reply. Yeah I used to run a 32' center console out of tx about 80 miles strictly on my compass couldn't afford a chart plotter/ gps
A strong bow thruster and a good captain. The guys pushing on the poles is funny. This is probably a few hundred thousand pounds worth of sport fisher.
Great job, I’ve spent a lot of time on the water in Florida, that wind was whipping. Thrusters definitely, helpful in this scenario. Crew was lacking though, not a good look.
@@patjaecques9733 looks like their first time being at that slip. No bumpers needed as they will spring the boat so it’s not touching dock or pilings. Usually on boats these size that are fairly manoeuvrable, the captain will basically get the boat right into position then the deckhands are given the instructions to tie up
Considering the wind and direction and the size and height of the boat, I think the captain did better than most considering he is trying to back a large windgrabbing sail into a small slip. Most people on here commenting on how they could do better can barely back their car into a standard parking slot.
LOL, you have no clue! No Joystick and no 360 degree rotors whatever the f those are.. Are you talking about Pods?? That's a Viking 82, no Pods.. LOL CMON MAN
I enjoy reading all the Keyboard Captain comments, because I watch so many 20 foot runabouts that could not back in to that slip.
The Captain here did a great job!
That is a 92 foot boat with a 24 foot beam tipping the scales around 205000 pounds with a very slippery 5 foot 11" draft. No it does not have a stern thruster, only a bow thruster, and the two monster 60" wheels that bite water very hard compared to most yachts.
Yes there are a lot of people on the skybridge, but the Captain is not up in that mix, he is standing at the rear station with a perfect view of what he is doing.
So with that cross wind having a near 50 foot tall sail to grab on to and 92 feet of broadside I would say he did very well
The captain did a great job, the crew however could use a few tips.
Looks like the wind was blowing pretty good too
As a Master Captain myself and currently in the process of training to be an Airboat Captain. I appreciate your post about keyboard captains 🤦
Definitely a quality job of maneuvering that boat with huge windage and a ton of people on board . Twin screws helps but that boat has some huge wheels ( props) on it and could get into trouble very quickly .
Notice how he keep the engines at idle the whole time only going into and out of gear ( Fwd or rev) and some bow thruster .
Very skilled in that wind !
Nobody should kid themselves that was slick!
Well done captain/helm.
Warren
A lot of people don’t realize or have never docked boats with lots of windage, it’s like docking a boat with the sails up. The wind has a huge effect and can even over power the bow thruster
Great captain, he never got in a hurry even though he had hundreds of eyes on his every move.😊
Pretty good berthing skills. There's nothing like a structure catching a bit of breeze to sort out the men from the boys. Well done Skipper!
Captain gets mad respect for that docking!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
A work of art in that wind. Remarkable skills.
Outstanding job! A true Captain's Captain!
To be honest, he should of approached his slip/beryh from downwind, then go ahead WITH THE WIND ON HIS BOW FOR BETTER CONTROL INITIALLY- but after the initial move astern, it's makes not that much difference-just saying what professional captains do.
Maybe there was some water traffic in his stern at the time.
@@kenlee-97 so approach downwind from land... lol got it
It is the easiest thing in the world to steer/manoeuver a power boat at medium to high speeds. Quite another thing to manoeuver at low/berthing speed.
This was done just nicely. No fuss, no drama. You might notice very little prop wash. Looked like the skipper was using LOTS of rudder with minimal power.
Once you've got either the bow or stern movingit only requires minimal power, to get the boat "heading" where you want it to go.
I did my PSCRB certificate in a fast-flowing river, and one of the tests was to put an old-fashioned ship's lifeboat alongside another moored in the river.
The Examiner simply said "Now, I'd like you to come alongside the other boat Starboard side-to, WITHOUT CAUSING MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO EITHER BOAT" (The guy had a sense of humour!!). The correct way is to head INTO the tidal flow, because:-
1. if you come in too "hot" the tide will push you back (minimising any damage if you get it wrong!)
2. as the tide is flowing along your hull, rudder movements are more effective and you can control positioning much better.
3. best way is LOTS of rudder, with short application of power, all boats with a single engine respond to this. It's when you have TWIN engines things can get
interesting -the skipper in the video obviously knows his boat, and how she handles.
For your information he wasn't using any rudder he was strictly maneuvering with propellers
That's a nice little boat isn't it...... Always a pleasure to watch a master dock his boat! 🙂
Sweet looking boat!
That's a captain that knows his boat and has the skills. Even if he used thrusters you still need to know what you're doing. And he's dealing with the wind which you can hear in the background. True - deckhands not ready with lines to tie off or hand off to people on dock? Easier would be to go in now first. Major props to the captain!
When have you ever seen a blue water game fishing boat berthed like a 747 jumbo jet at a marina ever in your life???
I didn't know you tube had become a refuge for 15 year olds' to talk and comment about things they know nothing about.
When
How often have you seen a blue water game fishing boat be berthed bow in at a marina?
@@kenlee-97 is this unusual for such a big boat?
BULL'S-EYE!! Superb work on such a windy day!
@@OGJeff685 Really? I was impressed and thought it excellent boat handling, especially with the wind! You must be VERY talented at boat docking! Cudos
With the wind blowing him off the dock, captain did a good job
Damned fine boat handling !!
WELL DONE !!
This is nothing but like putting a size 10 foot into a size 9 1/2 shoe.
Very very well done
Nothing like parking a crowded house in a stiff crosswind. Bravo Zulu Captain!
Okay, where do I go to take a boat tour like this off the coast of OBX????
Great electronics and Captain!
How mamy rod holders do you want on your boat?
"Yes"
All of them
How many PEOPLE?
When you have too many people involved and no one gets involved.
That's when I don't help out if I'm standing on the dock. I'll keep watching them screw up. Kudos to the Captain though for a smooth docking.
That's a real captain
Lateral thrusters + joystick + experienced captain + safety= great trip!
No joystick on this boat.
That is nice driving for sure , in Australia we don’t have poles , you would be backing in with a boat beside you not
Poles , it makes it more stressful
That reminded me of a time in Alaska with a 5 knot ebb, a hotel owner with twin jets and a bow thruster literally spun a boat in a circle with out effect from the tide. I will never forget it as I has just got in from running my dads boat and had fallen on the floor as I heard the single prop cavitating from the first big swell.
Wow- a hotel owner now is the benchmark for seamanship/boat handling, just wow!
Bow and stern thrusters are worth their weight in gold on a vessel of that size. This is a perfect example of why...
Note to passengers on board especially the ones pushing off the pilings do not I repeat do not try to help the captain you are not helping even though you believe you are
That was an awesome job. Could they give them a skinnier slip. I love the 3rd level flybridge
Made all those 2nd level bridge boats look like ferries.
Wind was whippin, captain made that look easy. Crew and dock hands not so much.
Not hard with a bow thruster.
@@briansmyla8696 twin screws and bow thrusters makes any captain look like a pro
@@brianluck84 No. Bow thruster is cheating under 60 feet length overall. You're only a pro if you can dock it with twin screws only, over 60 feet, no matter the crosswind under hurricane warning. :)
@@briansmyla8696 look up waterman docking competition on the chesapeake, not 60 foot but impressive
@@michaelpowell9164 hold my beer
Lots of “can do better “ commenting instead of showing.
Totally different story in the days before thrusters. Still took skill and mostly experience though to make it look this easy.
Capt docked it like a boss!
I wanna see how much less this big boat drafts after all 💯 people exit great job Captain 👨✈️
Captain knows his boat for sure ...
The guy in the light lime green shirt on the port side of second deck is piloting the ship by the aft controllers. Great job.
Computer-side thrusters activate...😎💯✌
How big is that boat? Went on a company fishing trip in one very similar in Orange Beach, I think it was 97' or a little over 100'. We had a great time.
Damn fine job!!!
That captain knows about using one motor reverse and other forward, sign of a good captain.
The bow truster helps.
@Franz Klammer Not necessary, if you know how to operate two engines, one forward one reverse, you can turn a boat (any size) 360° within it's length without bow or stern thrusters.
@Franz Klammer He did, I'm not disputing that specifically useful in that side wind.
Wish I could dock like that
It’s really not that hard..especially with bow thrusters
Bunch of Heathens on that Viking!!.
Capt did well but the crew had no lines ready. WTF? He’s in tie up the boat!
R u fucking blind the ppl on the docks had the lines
@@davelowesky8054 But that is not how its done..Dave..You tie the BOAT to the dock, not the DOCK to the boat.
The boat was too wide to fit all the way in the slip. Hence why they didn't go back further. The point was to get back as far as possible, drop off the fish for weigh in quickly and gtfo out since they couldn't tie up. Which is why the crew has no ropes.
Man captain got some skills
This person can drive anything what a nice 👍 park job
Cudos to the captain on that one! What a f*ckef up slip for that boat.
That's one great captain!
He felt his way in 😎
Great job, very nice to have bow thrusters too
Great job. I don't care if he had thrusters. Well done.
That’s not that skips first rodeo, well done 👍
For all of you yacht and charter boat captains bragging about backing up in your slip, try backing up to an oil platform in a work boat, utility boat, or crew boat while having platform personnel swing on and off with swing ropes, while timing the wave action, or swells, along with currents. That really separates the men from the boys.
This Captain did a pretty good job. However, he got a little close to the poles a couple of times while having deck hands fend the boat off which can get them hurt. Having a crowd watch you dock can be a bit stressful at times. Also, the deck hands could have done a much better job in their line handling skills by getting everything ready before he backs in the slip.
Years ago, when I was working as a US Park Ranger in Boat Patrol duties at Lake Mead National Recreation Area in a Boston Whaler Patrol Boat with a single I/O, people would watch me parallel dock between two vessels at the marina all the time when I was taking a short break from Boat Patrol Duties. I patrolled in all kinds of weather conditions which really didn’t bother me.
You do realize we have the technology now too basically lock a vessel in place with variables for swell, wind, current..
@@mrsmith2904 Yes, that is true! That type of technology called Dynamic Positioning has been around for quite a while now. At first they used Gyro Compasses on DP vessels. Now they use DGPS and Lasers on vessels with reflectors on oil platforms. DGPS is a lot more accurate that GPS and can hold a vessel steady within a 1 meter square. Drill ships started using DP back in the 60’s, and the most famous drill ship was called the USNS Hughes Glomar Explorer which was owned by Howard Hughes. It was renamed the GFS Explorer after his death. Things have come a long way since Gyrocompasses, LORAN C, and old style marine radar units that you looked down in. I still remember those days vividly! Now you have chart plotters too!
@@thercattrainer well I just learned something, thanks for the reply. Yeah I used to run a 32' center console out of tx about 80 miles strictly on my compass couldn't afford a chart plotter/ gps
They need more people on that boat...
Nice yacht I love the colors
A strong bow thruster and a good captain. The guys pushing on the poles is funny. This is probably a few hundred thousand pounds worth of sport fisher.
Pushing on the pilings can actually help - it doesn't move the boat, but it can often bend the piling 6" or more, which can avoid a scuff.
Did you miss the huge thrust a few time from starboard at 2:40
What the length of that boat?
Last time I saw someone handle like this, I bought 'em a drink soon as they set foot on the dock.
For a boat that size and in the wind, that was very well done!
Skillz
P E R F E C T!!!💪💪💪👍👏👏👏
Great job, I’ve spent a lot of time on the water in Florida, that wind was whipping. Thrusters definitely, helpful in this scenario. Crew was lacking though, not a good look.
Yeah, Compromise was Green Crew not seeming to have any idea of what they were supposed to be doing while docking. Maybe too many beers..
Yeah all 46 of them!!😳😳🤦♂️...lmao!
Twenty deck hands ,and not one of the of any use whatsoever ever. No bumpers , no hold off, just stand and watch a great captain do his thing.
@@patjaecques9733 looks like their first time being at that slip. No bumpers needed as they will spring the boat so it’s not touching dock or pilings. Usually on boats these size that are fairly manoeuvrable, the captain will basically get the boat right into position then the deckhands are given the instructions to tie up
That Captain is awesome!
I could do that. Thanks from.St. Paul Minnesota.
Man they packed into.that boat like sardines. I can see at least 20 people on it.
Where are the finders at?
And that folks, is why you have an overpowered bow thruster.
Is it possible to get more people on the fly bridge?
It's like a triple decker bus for the water wow big boat
Skipper had throttle control on 🔒
"hey guys let's get a fly bridge over a fly bridge over a fly bridge" they said
😂😂😂
That’s some rich people shit!
Still room for more fly bridges
Still room for more fly bridges
Still room for more fly bridges
Wow patient control and skill all u nedd!!
Now THAT is a fishing boat!
Why wouldn’t the hands have the bumpers out when backing into the slip???
Perfect! Congratulation !
experience is everything, can't learn this on a simulator
Great seamanship Skipper, and cud’s to the crew and dock hands.
Oh look son....its a boastful of escapees. Refugees from Cuba 🇨🇺
Thrusters make all the difference
Great job, but C'mon, back it all the way in already...LOL
What a great job by the Captain!
Considering the wind and direction and the size and height of the boat, I think the captain did better than most considering he is trying to back a large windgrabbing sail into a small slip.
Most people on here commenting on how they could do better can barely back their car into a standard parking slot.
Outstanding !
No fenders... Like a boss.
Excellent job in México we say chingon
need a room designated just for all the life jackets needed!😳
Not a fender in sight .
This is anything but easy, nice job👍👍
19 and Counting - a day on the water.
No compromise and no fish apparently
There’s probably some good red snapper onboard…
Lmao
Awesome job
The windage on that skyscraper
Wow, parked that monster like a boss 👍
Everything is big in America. 🤷🏻♂️
Side thrusters?
Any way great job
Seen jet skis screw up coasting onto sandy beaches
Bow thruster I believe. He did well with that breeze.
nice job. specially in the wind!
That guy can run a boat
That was an expensive 15 minutes watching the deck crew stand around.
But well worth the cost had they been needed at the last minute
What the hell. Dockhands standing around watching like gumps! No fending off, no lines, may as well not have been there at all!
I would not like to have a few drinks in me before trying to dock that beast but I sure would want a couple after we were tied up safely!
That wind is kicking for sure. Good job.
These boats are actually alot easier to back in like that than you would think, joystick steering with 360' rotors and thrusters
LOL, you have no clue! No Joystick and no 360 degree rotors whatever the f those are.. Are you talking about Pods?? That's a Viking 82, no Pods.. LOL CMON MAN
@@mikepallazola8038 Was thinking the same thing. 360 deg pods? On that boat? WTF?
@@petermoto409 Well why not pods since it prolly has an elevator to the flybridge....
I'm not a boater but have a question: Is this Captain doing this with just two screws and a rudder? Or is there a thruster on the bow?
A boat that size always has a bow thruster