SuperYacht Driving Skills - Level 10 

Absolutely perfect pronunciation of "Marina di Capri" to the radio :)

Let's hope you keep these videos coming when you move to the new yacht, they are so interesting and informative.

Another expert manoeuvre Tristan. When will we find out what you and the crew will be doing when Awol is sold. 🤔🥺

Very impressive maneuvering skills! 💯🙌

There's only one word for this: PRO. Well done!!!

Extremely well done. Marina Grande is one of the worst places to get in and out of and staggeringly expensive to stay in!

Would love to see a vid of high winds making that maneuver I’m learning alot from you EL capitano, Cheers keep up the good work

really nice of the captain of that Starboard vessel to release and relax the bow starboard line just to allow you out without risk of getting caught up in it. it was still attached but straight up and down until you were out of the berth.. love your content mate and hope you and giv have a good winter and really excited to hear about the new vessel you will be operating on. Gonna miss AWOL

Thank you for sharing your videos.

Informative and interesting vid. Thanks. Airline pilot. Great to get a glimpse of how you guys operate.

Love you guys...I ride and race bikes...the way you look at every single possible problem is the same....happens a bit faster with bikes....

Captain Tristan what a maneuver out of Capri. Slow and precise. You and your team are fantastic. Thank you for the commentary also. Take care.

Wow! That was ridiculously tight!! Impressive Captain!! Well done!

Thanks for the video Tristran

Love your channel. The best!!!

Another tight exit done with style and skill ! Always fun to watch and agree that captains say slow as you go . Well done !

Wonderful skill set. Well done.

Hi Tristan, congratulations for your videos... I’m almost addicted to them! I love the details about manouver, lines, wind, obstacles, radio, etc...

There is always time for doing things the right way. There is no time for rushing. If your boat has good bite, rudders are not needed at slow speed. A good feel of the levers, a good view all around and calm nerves are all you need. I wish I had a bow thruster. What an amazing tool. You can even get a bit of control with only one engine. It makes it much tougher and there better not be much wind or current. Fantastic video and expert seamanship!!

You always make difficult situations look so very easy Tristen.

That was a real show of skill and communication. Who doesn't like Cap-ree?

This is that 2% of the job that makes all the rest worthwhile. Capri is always challenging and brilliant fun for maneuvers!. But the williwaws coming straight down off the cliffs - nerve-wracking!

Great video and thank you for sharing!

I was beginning to wonder where you went. It's great to see another one of your videos. Thank you for posting From the beautiful rock bound coast of Maine, USA

WOW! That is tiiight! Nice job, Crew!

...for many reasons this channel is much more captivating, interesting, and educational than others of like kind... I was going to write that I love these docking or departure vids best, but by the time I started clicking it occurred to me I like them all best... Anyway, Lizzy and AWOL are two of THE MOST beautiful and practically designed boats that I've seen over these last three years... there's so many comments about you moving up to a bigger boat, and I'm very happy for you and Giv if that's the case, but while it may be bigger idk about better... it'll just be different and with whole new incomparable stories... my h/t to you Captain for establishing a great career and excellent YT channel!!

I'm gonna miss your posts after next month Tristan. I hope you will continue where ever you wind up.

Wow Tristan. And I thought parking my F250 at the mall was tight parking. They sure don’t leave you much room there.

Nice one Tris 👌👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Capri is one of those nightmare marinas in summer. Never enough space!

I've seen more breathing spaces at yacht shows! Well done, Tristan!

Well done captain!

"Slow is Pro", as you say. I try to apply the same principals to operating my little Merry Fisher 695 as you do to your superyacht. Thanks for the channel - I have learned a lot from it!

Best captain on the planet! Great videos man, we’re living thru you on the land here!

It's threading a needle, a very, very large needle! Precision at its best!

Another great one. So interesting to watch. Thanks.

Saw your wedding ring - can we see a wedding photo? Congratulations!

Very professional maneuver. Keep up the good work👍

I would like to see 20 knot winds and same launch of a beast like that skill for sure .... Calm winds is a captain's friend and wind adds the need for good luck. Nice and easy today.

Sos un genio!, te admiro!

I love your videos :-) thanks for that

Great job

A perfect evolution, Captain. Ciao for now.

Well done Cap. Quite impressive. 👌🏻

Can not agree enough on having feeders ready. On my yacht master exam, having the fenders ready was the difference between my pass and a fail.

Sad to hear that the AWOL life has ended indeed it's been an awesome way to see how crews work and the charter yacht lifestyle. I am excited for the new adventure Tristan will embark upon cheers to the entire crew may you all continue to have safe travels and the time of your life.

I wish you the best. I've thoroughly enjoyed everything you and your crew has done aboard. Truly impressive above and below deck. I wish you all the best and can't wait to this team again....thank you Christian for sharing sharing this with all us. Really looking forward to seeing where the Captain pops up again....well wishes to you and of course all the crew.

Cool a new episode!! Capri capri capri hehe :) Can see the Italianos twitching at that hehe :) just make sure it is not a caribinari :) hehe Nicely done Captain and crew of AWOL!

Outstanding skill and communications! I'm thinking the port of Capri is a bit greedy about dock fees. Cheers!!

Great job captain !!

No snags. Nice job.☘️🇺🇸🛥️

Superb. I would have needed a nappy & a pair of old fashioned bicycle clips…..just in case!

Very well done Captain. Excellent skill and crew working together. Like we say in BBQ. Low and slow is the way to go. Good job!

Very good 👍👍👍

Why are there two rudder indicators? Not seen that before.

Another great video Tris, I could have done with your cool head on The Broads when I misjudged the pace of the tide 🤣

I once had a ford capri oh and a cortina, but for fun we also had a fiesta.

Nice maneuver! I like your mention of using the fenders. A lot of people don't realize that, in addition to possibly getting injured, pushing off creates lateral movement that can move you from a straight line to your bow or stern kicking out - completely changing the angles in your head very suddenly and changing a nice calm maneuver into a more chaotic one. You don't mention that having people on the bow and stern that know what to do and when to do it is also a critical component of a maneuver like this. Your team looked like they knew exactly when to pull in or drop lines off the bow and manage the fenders and stern lines. Nice job to everyone!

Hi! great video! missed you and hope your back.

Hi Tristan, love your videos… because they give some real insights on life onboard a super yacht! However, each time I wonder how people really live on those yachts. With that I do not mean where they sleep and eat (that is obvious)… but for instance, where does the crew keep the wastecontainers? General waste, plastic waste, cans, glass. Surely the crew and 8-12 guests produce a lot of waste especially when being out at sea for longer periods. Next to that, I always see washing machines and dryers, but where do you put a drying rack or an ironing board once the laundry is done? Surely not on the aftdeck I presume :-). How does the crew fold bed sheets in those small spaces? I cannot see them go up to the main salon to have the space to do that kind of stuff… :-) I’m sure that there is more ‘day to day stuff’ that we all take for granted in our homes that is not that easy on board of a yacht.

As always! Expertly handled! Well done to you all! I will have to watch it again! ;) :) P.S I loved the way you said Capri ;)

In a way, it can be easier to handle a big yacht than a small pleasure boat. No thrusters, no sky hooks, etc. My boat is on a tidal creek where I live and sometimes when there is a breeze and/or running tide, docking can be a challenge. Those times I would kill for some of those gadgets.

Nice job!!!

Your vids are great. Many thanks. If I’ve missed it please point me in right direction, but if not could you please show us dropping two anchors for an overnight.

Had some time on boats in my youth due to my father...Cigarettes...Camper and Nicholson....and I think was an Azumit all we had down the SOF at Cannes...was fun...wish I had progressed with it...!

Smooooooth! Great.

Finally, Where have you been? have not seen anything from you in a while.

They don't give much dock space away, do they? I have you showing at Casamicciola Terme now. Pleased to see you made it there OK. More videos please. Stay safe.

Great piloting, but I hope you do more about the administrative/crew management side of the Captain's job. I really liked your earlier videos about how the uniforms worked, or how the stewardesses worked together with the chef to serve, or what certifications you need to run a charter yacht. Most of the more recent ones are just docking and vacating, and we've already seen a lot of those. Can we get more variety again soon?

I've been watching you for a long time and can't wait to hear and see what your next chapter will be like! I do wonder how spending millions of dollars/ euros on absolutely gorgeous yachts only to have them parked a couple feet from each other feels? I equate that to building a beautiful cabin a foot from cabins on each side. If someone in the yacht on your port side sneezes, are you obligated to say "bless you!" from your yacht?

Good evening Captain. Only recently found your channel, but have binged them all. Love the content. Could I ask your opinion (and maybe even what you do to avoid situations) of the incident recently where a yacht crew anchored off a Hawian Island and started setting up a BBQ/Party on a Sacred Beach. How do you check for local "no-go" areas and have you ever accidentally caused offence by ot understanding local traditions or beliefs?

I would like to see this maneuver with strong crosswinds, when due to the wind you don't have all the time of the world. But I guess that a certain point you will decide not to leave.

Surprised there was no 'pop!' as you came out of that berth!

impressive video ! Capri is a nice very place ... I prefer Sorrent next! Always one hand of water under the keel !

Great maneuvering especially since you only have a bow truster and not Both a stern and bow one in my opinion you deserve to be on a larger super yacht you can handle it no doubt

Having a 2nd stationary camera on the controls and run it as a insert in one corner would be a great asset for the viewers. Then we could see what your hands are doing that your eyes are not looking at.

That's about as tight a slip as you could get. Nicely done Tristan!! I read somewhere you're about to ship AWOL to the US for the new owners; does that mean your owners have taken delivery and you've got your new command?

Another great video! Do you notify the adjacent vessels of your impending departure so they can drop groundlines and reposition fenders, or are they notified by the port authority?

Tristan, I love watching your posts... I really do - I love the med and the boat thing you've got going on. Cannes, Antibes all just my kind of place! I'll be watching out for the Lambo when next down there! Now...You know it's coming don't you? the .... BUT! It is pronounced pronUnciation, not pronOUnciation, so if there ever was a word to pronounce properly, it must start with this word ! lol Keep smiling! please like me if you forgive me 😩🙂 All the best to you and your Crew out there !

They pack you in tight! What happens if you have bad weather, do you just rely on the fenders to stop you rubbing?

Thank you Tristan, in French, we pronounce Capri as you pronounce it 😂😂😂👍👍👍I guess we are slowly coming to the end of the Awol video. 😥 just for your information Tristan, you have scammers in your comment "Andrei William'

Hi Captain, have been watching you for months and saw AWOL today at Casamicciola, almost came over to say hi but saw that the guest were on the upper deck having lunch and decided not to come over. Am very curious toes what your next command will be, and if you will keep working for the same owner as before. May. you have good weather and following seas, Regards to the mrs, Mitch

The idea of a crewmember being able to manually shift or divert a 50 ton vessel, even at very low speeds, is quite stupid and utterly impractical. That's what fenders are for, as you so rightly point out!

Hi Tristan, what kind of walkie talkie are you using? thank you so much!

Sorry if I have missed it Captain, but what will be your next move once AWOL is handed over to the new owners?

So, you made a perpendicular exit this time? After the perpendicular parking you did last time. Wonderful. Finally, you graduated parking class. 😂

Did you berth Awol that tight or was there plenty room if you did hats off to a job well done

Nice!

I noticed tracking AWOL on AIS you have been bouncing back and forth to Naples and Capri.

Any time we have guests aboard I *always* remind them to not attempt to use their hands/arms/whatever is during any kind of docking or rafting. "You're meat, and this boat is hundreds of times heavier than you are. It WILL injure you if you get in-between it and other objects."

Can you make an edc (every day carry) video ? It would be much appreciated

Do you ever use the tender to move AWOL when things are tight. the tender could pull AWOL in directions that would be interesting under AWOL's power

Meanwhile, on the Miami boat ramps channel, they have video of free-for-all bumper boats with little boats that don't have lines ready or any fenders.

Great video, what is the name og the Company that made AWOL, and how Big is it. :-)

Excellent video as usual Tristan - any news on a new yacht as yet ?

nice video, if i am not mistaking you are in your last weeks on AWOL?

Nice video and you are very likable end bravo!! Don't worry about pronunciation, it's ok ... I'd like to hear the English pronunciation of all those fools who criticized you!! ;)

After you leave AWOL in the caribbean, from CAPRI', will you come back in LOND'ON? :-)

Tristan, when it's that tight and you're pressing fenders. Isn't it a big risk that the fenders get tangled up in one another? And maybe damage the vessels. Edit: I wrote that question way to soon. Because you mentioned it in the video. haha

Is docking in these tight situations something that is possible?