Here are links to docking videos that might be interesting to see what to do and what not to do.
Lets watch others do it, in hard and easy conditions. Just to show what one might have to contend with, we'll start with difficult situations, then going into how to do it. Good and bad.
Basics...What is my boat doing?, Why?
Docking Seminar
* 1 1/2 hr. seminar
And if you are still with me, then you are really interested in docking. Here's lots more of all types of docking situations and some useful hints/illustrations.
And now that you have studied the various docking methods, maybe you can do it this way:
Now that you can do it like Captain Ron, here are some more items so you'll be even better. As you have seen, many are in a language that you probably don't speak or understand. That's not important. Watch what the crew and the boat do. Why did they do it? How did the boat respond? Could they have done better by pre-planning or doing it another way? Think about the wind and current, and waves. You don't want to play bumper cars with your boat because it gets expensive, so practice and study, and practice. Most of the European videos show med mooring, which we don't do very often in the US. But backing between two boats is not all that different from backing into a slip.
Lets watch others do it, in hard and easy conditions. Just to show what one might have to contend with, we'll start with difficult situations, then going into how to do it. Good and bad.
Basics...What is my boat doing?, Why?
Docking Seminar
* 1 1/2 hr. seminar
And if you are still with me, then you are really interested in docking. Here's lots more of all types of docking situations and some useful hints/illustrations.
And now that you have studied the various docking methods, maybe you can do it this way:
Now that you can do it like Captain Ron, here are some more items so you'll be even better. As you have seen, many are in a language that you probably don't speak or understand. That's not important. Watch what the crew and the boat do. Why did they do it? How did the boat respond? Could they have done better by pre-planning or doing it another way? Think about the wind and current, and waves. You don't want to play bumper cars with your boat because it gets expensive, so practice and study, and practice. Most of the European videos show med mooring, which we don't do very often in the US. But backing between two boats is not all that different from backing into a slip.