How to Sail a Sailboat : How to Dock a Sailboat

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James Nguyen - 6 years ago

It would be more helpful to see where the boat going vs the face of the skipper. There is nothing dock to his face.

Kayak Excursions - 7 years ago

The cameraman is a fucking idiot. Someone should toss him off the boat.

David Duncan - 10 years ago

Nice job Cap!

Steve Kosvic - 10 years ago

It's just nice to the ol guy out on the water and not behind the wheel of a motor home. Keep practicing gramps - someday you'll get it dialed in.

You know I'm just givin ya a hard time - great video

Trevor Townsend - 10 years ago

circusboy901210, try not to forget you manners; even when you're hiding behind your computer. I'll be out sailing - today, in fact. I like newsnetuk's comments. He has a pretty good understanding of what's right and wrong about the video.

circusboy90210 - 10 years ago

any average sailor should be able to do this. and without another boat. you should be able to this anytime anywhere without help to be a decent sailor . I think you are a liar. point blank. when I lived in a beach town the old guy's would laugh at people using motor assist.

Trevor Townsend - 10 years ago

Actually, I am a real sailor, and when you have no aux then your only choices are to sail her to the dock, use another boat to assist in maneuvering, or use anchors and lines to bring yourself alongside. It is just a romantic notion that 'proper docking should need no engine power", nothing more. Any sailor who can do so, every time, is very well skilled.

circusboy90210 - 10 years ago

proper docking does not use an engine.

circusboy90210 - 10 years ago

ask any real sailor and they will tell you proper docking does not use an engine as what do you do when there is no engine?

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Trevor Townsend - 10 years ago

Not so sure about that - see newsnetuk's post above. This captain didn't brief his crew, have lines made ready, have fenders deployed, or line up properly.

Trevor Townsend - 10 years ago

That is NOT true. Proper docking is when you've brought your vessel safely to the dock or mooring, under control, and then secured her properly. Whether you use the aux or not depends entirely on your needs.

RSBSTEADICAM - 10 years ago

Not really, one goes as appropriate for the situation "YWFTZ" you weren't fucking there! Oh and "you're" (as in you are) is as I've spelled it! Never approach a dock faster than you are willing to hit it.

RSBSTEADICAM - 10 years ago

After bow spring deployment!

circusboy90210 - 11 years ago

proper docking should need no engine power.

Mehmet Can - 11 years ago

Where did you shoot the video? Looks great...

newsnetuk - 11 years ago

No fenders deployed. No briefing to the crew. No lines made ready. The skipper never tells the crew on which side he proposes to dock. It's ok to give a quick bust of sternpower to slow the boat- but it should never be necessary to reverse out unless the skipper's made a mess of lining up (which evidently he has here). A poor effort 4/10

Monsieur Tranquille - 12 years ago

@physchohead24 Once you are entered in the slip you hit the gas on reverse about 2/3 of its power and that will make you come to a full stop

Kevin Tran - 12 years ago

@physchohead24 just release on the gas and put it into reverse a bit to make it into a clean stop

Knight Hawke - 12 years ago

Thank you for making this video. It helps us rookies!

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k3it - 12 years ago

not sure about the X rope idea. what if there are no ropes? ever pulled into a transient slip? with that said the video shows docking under the most ideal conditions. hard to screw up with so much room and no wind or current.

MainStreetSimon - 13 years ago

All the boats are sailboats!? What a fantastic marina!

Liam Kelleher - 14 years ago

that was very nice!! ell done excellent example

feffany - 14 years ago

The guy coming out of the downstairs at 2:42 looks like Bernie Madoff, lol.

DynamicMentalFitness - 14 years ago

Wheeeew! That's a lot of room heading into that marina and slip. I WISH I had that kind of space. I've got a sandbar ten feet starboard and docks ten feet port and seagulls threatening to drop poop if I slow too much - yeesh!

sk93 - 15 years ago

daft = almost silly I agree with you re training for it, but given the birth he's parking in, I wouldn't sail into it, even in an emergency... As for walking it in, if you sail that yacht single-handed, then you won't be sailing it into any births like that... not if you want to keep it at least. How'd you know how much farther in you need to go / what your clearance is going to be either side / place fenders appropriately... Not saying it's not possible, but it's highly unlikely.. :)

Ricky Idlett - 15 years ago

Sorry but I do not know what "daft" means but it makes perfect sense to train for emergencies such as docking a boat without an engine. And good luck "walking her home" if no one is on shore. I did nt mean to offend you with my comment I only wanted to answer your question with reason. Nice videos.

sk93 - 15 years ago

of course, but you'd be daft if you chose dock under sail when the option of using an engine exists. tbh.. I'd just get the lines ashore and walk her home....

Ricky Idlett - 15 years ago

I like the Captain Ron parks the boat! Good job though.

Ricky Idlett - 15 years ago

Sailors used to do it before engines. It doesn't hurt to be prepared in case of engine failure.

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sk93 - 15 years ago

why? you never dock a yacht with the sails...

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