Boat Docking Guide - Getting On Dock, breeze off the dock 

IMHO: Very good and absolutely secure method for singlehanded docking, perfect! I use the same technique with monohulls and it works great. I can't understand the others scared comments. What's your problem, sir? Why you are so scared??? :-)) You don't trust in your knots, hitches and cleats? Solution: Learn how to tie a cleat hitch. You don't trust in your lines and ropes? Solution: Buy new and stronger ropes. You don't trust in your engines? Call a mechanic and pay for an engine service. This technique works great with crew or singlehanded, promise! I think you need more confidence in your skills and in the boat. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from Germany

thank you travis for posting the video. I am about to go on a bareboat holiday and I'm trying to learn as much as possible.

You make great videos. These were very helpful to me with my single handing my 40 footer.

Need a safer and better a docking experience? Buy a Jet Thruster for bow, stern or both!

Interesting method - but risky. It goes against the grain with me to step ashore from a boat that's still in gear with props still turning and with no one left on board. The priority here - as in most docking situations - is to control the bow and stop it being blown away from the dock, Why not use the line secured to the bow, separate it into two coils (one in each hand) - and cast it (as a loop) over the dock cleat - holding on to the free end of course! Haul in the slack & make fast.It's easy

The breeze must be so faint. When we dock up down here in STT with a 65 foot partake to a dock winds come at us at a 10-15 knot blow. It's much harder to park. Plus we have other schooners an also cruise ships in the way. We try to parallel park to a dock as least as possible, but sometimes we have to. We don't have inboards, we have outboards in the middle of the stern. Much harder to maneuver. And yes, I agree with others. Depending on that "breeze," getting off the boat while in gear isn't the smartest thing. You should have atleast 1 other person on as crew for docking a boat like that. Maybe I you could dock more safely if you were more young and nimble. Your too slow. Need cleat tying practice. You should have all your lines ready before hand.

ok THAT was impressive

I do this all the time but why are you not calling what it is an after stern spring line. There are numerous points to cleat off at and I prefer the Port aft cleat rather than running all the way across your stern. This also reduces the length of line and the potential to hang up is all the aft hardware. Good job otherwise. Frankly who need thrusters when you know how to use good old physics?

No go. Keep learning. Props on, relying on cleats? No way Jose. You should be able to maneuver this boat with ease.

no fenders, unresonable tension on the hull,no good

some very good 'comments'

ASA 114 here I come.

But thats not how Captain Ron does it.

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no breeze here, i would have parked at 0:25

Twin engines, twin props and some guy who dont know what to do. Can not belive some one had to make a video to show this. Boy oh boy if he can not handle a boat like that single handed then walk away mate as you are not a good skipper. !

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This is very very stupid way to dock.also no wind nearly.