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Bob Ellett - 6 years ago

Excellent video and presentation! I am a firm believer in midship docking lines especially is single handling a larger boat. Your opinion? Thanks so much.

David Streek - 7 years ago

'... careful not to suffer from any delusions of adequacy'. Indeed Duncan and I will be sure to check out stress-free sailing. Your delivery is exceptional. The videos have been helpful and enjoyable.

Marc Dacey - 8 years ago

Duncan, I just cited this video as an authority in a Cruisers' Forum query: http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=2160679

Duncan Wells - 7 years ago

Thank you

spelunkerd - 8 years ago

This kind of classical teaching is excellent, and often only learned by experience. This is the best youtube video on berthing I have found. You've got my sub! I was a little confused by the explanation of the calculations for boat speed, but your example cleared that up. Put another way, multiply measured water speed in ft/sec by 0.6 to get water speed in NM/h. That tip about quick repositioning a fender was a nice practical idea, too.

Duncan Wells - 7 years ago

Thank you

Jake Krige - 8 years ago

Mr Wells, you are a great gift to the novice sailor community. Thank you so much for your wonderful videos.

Duncan Wells - 7 years ago

Thank you

Ian Howarth - 9 years ago

Awesome video. So true about the meerkat-like audience emerging on their previously deserted decks when things go bad.

Duncan Wells - 7 years ago

Thank you

RH Krijgsman - 9 years ago

great. very helpful

Duncan Wells - 7 years ago

you

Paul Curzon - 10 years ago

Nice

Duncan Wells - 7 years ago

Thank you

S Fayers - 11 years ago

As commented previously. The fender height tip was worthy of the artical alone, a light bulb moment, thank you!

Duncan Wells - 7 years ago

Thank you. Do check out Stress-Free Sailing

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Safe Sailing - 11 years ago

Really well done! The little trick changing fender heights is priceless. I often sail with a novice crew and watching them struggle to reposition fenders as we prepare to raft-up can be painful to watch. This will be a big help.

Duncan Wells - 7 years ago

Thank you. Do check out Stress-Free Sailing

Kingfisherk26 - 12 years ago

Thanks Duncan this is the first YM vid I have watched and it was very useful. As a new Westerly Berwick owner I now know why my far more experienced friend Michael spent 10mins explaining prop walk to me. At Porthmadog we have the added problem that coming alongside and getting blown onto the mooring can mean getting tangled up on your pick up line (got the t shirt for that one already). John

Duncan Wells - 7 years ago

Thank you. Do check out Stress-Free Sailing

MajorJim! - 12 years ago

slow is pro!

jaxxbee12 - 12 years ago

Thank you Duncan. Love the bit about the marina being void of people until you make a mistake, so true.

Duncan Wells - 7 years ago

Thank you. Do check out Stress-Free Sailing

Nigel Doyle - 12 years ago

As the others have said, many many thanks Duncan! As a new day skipper, this is exactly what I panic and sweat about. I reckon I could navigate anywhere, then bash the boat off everything in sight getting alongside. This video is a huge help. Keep up the good work!

Duncan Wells - 7 years ago

Thank you. Do check out Stress-Free Sailing

crimsonbarrie999 - 12 years ago

Excellent, as usual Duncan. Feel a bit better now about trying to get off a mooring agaist 3-4 knots of spring tide, 25 knots of wind aft and pouring rain in The Hamble this summer, in a charter yacht for the first time.

Duncan Wells - 7 years ago

Thank you. At least you were getting off. Trying to get on if that lot were against you could have been a nightmare. Do check out Stress-Free Sailing

Duncan Wells - 12 years ago

Thank you for that. Yes perhaps sometimes I go too fast but then of course the beauty of video is that you can pause it or rewind. I'll bear the speed thing in mind. And yes, my favourite, the spring. As a single hander that's how I always do it. I had this in the video and then realised this video was about the problems and that I will be doing the springing article soon and so want to leave the video of it until then. So, coming soon, is all I can say. And I'll watch the speed. Best, D

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