How To: Berth in windy conditions | Motor Boat & Yachting

Without bow thruster I would use a midship line and lasso the midship cleat. That way you have more control over the boat pivoting to the other boat or finger.

Why are you using the steering wheel to turn into the berth rather then using the engines?

Do it without the bow thruster.

Ok. Now try that as a single operator when no one is tying the boat for you and no bow thruster. And if you really want to give advice, do it without steering input on twin engines. Otherwise this is beginner training. Not to say that your video is not useful for some, but it’s pretty basic for many.

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Great video
Keep them coming please

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What! No rear view camera?

Might seem silly but we always used the central cleat which once tightly fastened the boat couldn’t go anywhere giving you time to sort out the bow and stern lines. Worked for our 30 ton tsdy .

Fantastic. My heart would still be in my mouth! Thank you.

Great explanations and well done! 😊

Great teaching style. Would be great to having these lessons not in a million dollar boat with stern drive system and bow thrusters.

Lots of wheel spinning you're doing. Gee... having a bow thuster saved your day. How about showing us with just engines only? Looks like you have twin screws, so why are you not using them?

Easy when you have a bow thruster..

As always, great advice, expertly given. Many thanks, keep ‘em coming 😁

Where’s the wind?

Very nice maneuver!

Great video, nothing and I mean nothing beats practice. I have taken a few days to just going on and off the berth. I will see if I can video it next time.

I use that technique on our 38ft with out bow truster. Just need to get the line on the bow first. Safe boating!

You started well, informed us what the helm was doing as well as what engine was in astern, but after that, it went tits up. When you mentioned about clicking forward, you didn't say that you'd brought stbd engine to neutral and clicked forward with port engine, turning helm hard to stbd. This is what's confusing to people, a slow description of what you are doing is a must.

Thank you for this, really helpful

Excellent! Thank you.

Nice work.

Oh, I get it. Everybody's got thrusters? Nah, 99% of us don't so, why's this even a video?

Very useful video... thanks

En caso de te malogre el truster, ya fuiste mucho te confías .

anyone can dock with a bow thruster, how about showing some real skills and not using them?

Makes it look so easy. Great job.

Helpful theory, but those flags were barely flying for much of the time. Let's see that in a F.6.

I'm driving old yatch a 1997
42ft sealine no bow thruster for almost 2 years 😅, I'm hoping I can find another boat another job that have bow thruster 😅

Can you show me how to do that without a bow thruster? Twin screws, 50' OA.

Is all about using the bow thruster, the C.O.D. and/or the joystick the correct way😂

Love the video tho.

Very helpfull

Hahahaha!!! This is a joke right? Dude there is NO WIND. Is this make believe...."lets pretend there's 50 knot winds". It's literally as calm as can be. Look at the trees, no movement. Barely a ripple in the marina. Cmon show us in a REAL world situation especially if that is the subject of the video. Its like saying "I'm going to show you how to use a 357 Magnum" but pulling out a BB gun. Lol!

what a delight ! Taking classes from people who know their stuff, understand the key points and challenges and most of all have the terminology all complete!! Most of all i enjoy the smooth and low key tone of voice...it really communicates command of the process. Thank you Captain! PS: What boat is that by the way?

But what about for 99% of us who don't have bow thrusters? I'm confused by you videos. They aren't helping the majority of us. That "little bit of bow thrust" you mention is kind of a big deal.

Back in not reverse in

I wish I had bow thrusters.

No need to touch the wheel. Boating 101

You had me until "touch of the bow thruster" 👎

perfect presentation . bravo

wow, that water looked so choppy, I was waiting for the RNLI to be called out.

Bravissimo

A bow thruster...! Who uses a bow thruster? :-))

why he uses that much the wheel ? ? i have a larger boat than this one and ALWAYS do any kind of maneuver with just engines and bow thruster ...? I am not complaining at ALL this, just I wonder why this technic ? ? ?

One of the best video's I've watched. Thanks for sharing this incredible lesson..

There should never be a crewman standing on the transom. That is very dangerous.

I'm normally single-handed, so into wind & or current is always the best option...

Parking a boat in the wind is always dangerous. I'm always relief once were out of the marina.

Thanks, great video and subscribed. Any comments or suggestions with boats that do not have a bow thruster? (I would think most boat makes should make them standard as [you said] docking is the most miserable experience a boater has). I have a slip that I keep my bow facing in - and the wind comes from the stern/starboard side. It always pushes me away from the dock (starboard side). My thought is to come in on an angle against the wind - but any suggestions would be appreciated.

Could you do the same using engines only and no steering? I see you've used the wheel quite a bit here

Great video. Boy you make it look easy