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@Bunnyshooter 223 It's because the dock owners want as much money as possible. They'll cram in as many as they can. If I had a superyacht, no way am I docking it in Monaco. It costs thousands to park there for one day. I wouldn't want to be stuck next to a gazillionaire whose yacht is so long that the captain won't even see mine!
He did a fantastic job. Not only was there wind, but you could see there was a pretty strong current too. The fact there was a tender waiting right off the bat to help tells you that this is a difficult job for pretty much all the boats. Its helps that the crew from the other boat was there to help with fenders, hands and feet.
Been boating 29 years and still suck at maneuvering in challenging conditions and I live on the coast so always current and usually wind. Haven't damaged any boats somehow...thankful for that. I definitely go slow and will abort a situation in a second if things get risky. Watching these monster yachts maneuver in tight quarters makes my hands sweat, but quite entertaining and impressive.
Anyone who disliked this doesn’t understand what they watched. He got it in, did you see the flag and the shorts hanging on the railing and the cross wind he was taking. Very impressive who ever he was!
Tight squeeze there! I would say that was a more than decent job or docking considering the obvious wind issue. Not an inch to spare between those boats.
Well he kept over correcting on his aft rudder controls. It was horrible to watch. I wanted to jump on the craft and wring his neck then dock her for him.
@@fredbrillo1849 No. Are you familiar with the docking area? Its cramped, and not approachable from every angle. This is mainly due to its narrow channel size when full of other docked craft.
It is much harder than it looks, and with a thousand people watching you makes it that much more nerve-racking, the wind and water current don't help either. I think he did a good job.
Too many "experts" without experience here. The maneuver was more difficult than it seems, the skipper reacted well and could finish it without a scratch. Good job.
As a professional yacht captain for 12 years I say very nice job! You can see the strength of the wind which is directly on the beam for the berthing position. At that point its depends on the power of the bow thruster which is normally insufficient. The captain mace the correct decision in requesting assisting from the marina tender and performed a very nice berthing procedure in difficult conditions.
I agree, just a little bit slower... He is not driving. He is skipping. As for the thruster, it was so sufficient; I could hear it in Greece. Nice boat.
Mark Wilkinson If you thought that was a nice job then I know you ain’t fuck all at the helm let alone a Yatch Captain. That was a horrendous effort, disgraceful.
Have to say that was not a bad job, wind & tide against him, bow thrusters are generally very poor - I have 10m commercial and would be ok with that, lots of keyboard skippers think they can do better !
Congrats to the captain ! I have a 32 ft power boat and in the wind it's very hard to dock. The bow thruster, and stern thrusters helped a lot. Tight space, good people to help. Great vid. Cheers
Little crazy at first but after taking charge he did a fabulous job. Docking a ship of that size in big wind is extremely difficult. Great job captain.
Amazing, bow thrusters too. I remember docking at the hookers point shrimp docks in Tampa. You had to back an 85 foot single engine shrimp boat down a quarter mile long canal so narrow that a boat tired on both sides didn't even leave room for fenders. Fun on a windy day.
Lol...is funny to even watch.....I. Spent 20 years in the US Coast Guard....and have the Experience..to put a boat that’s size in a slip...with that type of wind.......but itt appears that no one in this has the Experience to-put a boat in DOCK WITH little wind........just seems that theses Captain’s need more practice at heavy boat handling Instead of the Fairweather sailing...........
how good it is, read the posts of those who understand navigation, at first I thought he didn’t know how to fly, only later did I understand that he drove very well, even in the wind, congratulations!
I agree, when I was watching the two guys on the bow of the one boat moving the fenders to the starboard side, I wondered what they were doing taking the fenders away. Then I realized there was a space there. Last thing I would want to do is be in that marina. I sail to get away. I anchor to be alone and away from the crowds and noise of everyday life. I have a tender to get to the beach or shore.
1. Most yachts this size have a hired / professional crew on board. This looks like owner/driver to me and for being a "weekend warrior" he did very well, considering the captain had no VHF communication with the crew on the aftdeck etc. (from the helm you can't see the stern of the vessel so you need someone calling distances etc.) 2. The wind was gusting, very difficult to predict wind gusts. 3. Big sailing area of the hull and superstructure combined with a lightweight fiberglass hull with all the weight in the back (engines) and no weight in the bow makes these boats very difficult to manuever in a crosswind, even when you have a very strong bowthruster. 4. He sucessfully avoided running over the groundlines of the other vessels. 5. Despite ridiculously undersized fenders ( probably supplied by the shipyard on delivery) they managed to fend off the other boats. 6. He didn't panic, even with an audience So in my book he did well ! (Not an armchair sailor, I drive Mega Yachts for a living, holding an MCA 3000 t licence )
I agree,I used to run Offshore Supply but we had earthmover and airplane tires for fenders! Your comments are dead on, especially the radios....not having them, and docking from the wheelhouse would make me very nervous.
Docking a yacht is no easy job for the novice and the pro. Considering the wind and tight space, this captain made it in the second try. How many commentators have actually docked a yacht this size in a space that small with a multi-million dollar yacht next door? Got to have nerves of steel and skill as smooth as silk!
Good job Cap! Good crew also,if I was going to try that in a boat like that those guys would have some radios on though!There so many factors that the viewers can't see(or feel) if you aren't a professional already,you definitely could be.
Captain took his time, check and double check. There was also surface current by the looks of it. That was a good park. For those seasoned captains there saying he was too fast, well, if water stops moving over the control surfaces, the boat stalls, the wind takes over = fail.
Any good captian knows you dont move backwards with the wind, its about three times as hard as moving backwards against the wind. This captain sure did a great job going with the wind through.
Anyone that says that was a bad job in them winds in that tiny spot has never really captained a boat. The captain did a good there. Maybe not the best, but a really good one. When winds are that strong and the boat is that big its like a kite catching it. Or like when you see the videos of a semi truck get blown over.
The winds were not that fresh. He was in a protected harbor, no tide or current running to speak of. What I see a man with a fat stack of jack and not many motor sailing skills or not enough experience. I have a 70' crab boat with no thrusters a clunky gear box and I'm nearly blind in one eye. I put her in tighter slots with nasty conditions every winter. He gets NO sympathy from me.
Edward Jonez Your probably blind in the other eye too because the winds were about 20 knots or more and the current was going out. And if you do have a crab boat then you know that the profile of that yacht is going to act like a kite and just push it around as mother nature wants. If you watch the flags he is going astern about 5 knots and its standing on end still and you can guestimate the wind speed. Also look at the current you can see it. Although not really bad its obvious. I'm not saying this guy was awesome or anything, I don't know him and don't really care. I've seen better in the same conditions. I'm just saying he did a good job and people that have no idea what its like to pilot a boat... Much less one this size need to check their bad comments about the guy at the door.
ronin51670 It is clear that so many here do not have the concept of "sail area, telltale the Beaufort Scale". Granted he made several approaches, but then again, you don't want to bang up a new boat.
ronin51670 I guarantee you if one of these shit talkers got behind the wheel of a 10 million dollar boat surrounded by boats of the same size in the wind and had to back it in like that they would end up in a seizure.
Boy, a lot of people in the comment section must be seasoned captains! I think he did pretty good considering the circumstances. Wind was pretty strong and a lot of surface area on that size of boat. I for one know how stressful it can be at the dock on a windy day, especially when the wind is blowing towards shore, or really expensive boats.
I work for a guy who can do the most amazing maneuvers in incredibly tight quarters in unfavorable wind conditions with a single screw by going very slowly and not having to fight momentum , and can do it with no mistakes. Many of his dockings are done with the control that I have with our twin screw tug and I’ve been running in tight quarters for 30 plus years. Speed is the enemy. Then too so is inexperienced. He did a good job here but the crew had some problems with figuring out where to put the fenders.
It looks like Santa Eulalia and as far as I could determine the chap did a reasonable final job considering the wind, the width of the channel between the fuel dock and the Ground Lines opposite it and the slot he had. I had no idea what he was trying to do until his stern started to slip in that space. As for going up the channel stern first that would never have worked because the boat downwind of the slot was longer than the upwind boat and he would have to have heaved the bow upwind rather than check a bow falling off the wind. Try berthing a 45m sailing yacht in Bonifacio with a howler blowing north up the channel and will assholes in little boats getting in the way before some of you comment.
without experience... but much money... you DO THIS ONE TIME IN YOUR LIFE... and then you SELL THIS BOAT... and NEVERMORE will drive a boat. prove my words if you have anytime the money. this show... you wont digest. youtube is not reality, nor your stomach nor emotions you "felt". do it... or see the "yachts" which are sold in the nearby location of gibraltar. they felt it.
@ 6:45 is where I yelled out loud.. "He's not putting it there is he?" And he did. I've never navigated a ship but I can sure appreciate just how hard that must have been. Christ, there are people who can't even parallel park their Prius.. Nice Job Captain.
Docking is the most stressful part of most trips... particularly when you're coming in between two other boats like that on a windy day. Flagging off a bad maneuver and trying again is always preferable than trying to prove something sticking to your guns.
not really... it just takes common sense and seamanship! only beginners and stupid guys think that aborting a wrongly engaged maneuver is "no good" or that it involves their pride!
Holy crap. That guy really knew his stuff. Not just a 15+ knot breeze but a heavy current as well, and a very narrow berth. Very, very well done; my hat is off to the skipper. Yo - shore captains: you need some hull speed when fighting a current. That made this teaching moment even more impressive.
It's always a bit nerve wrecking going into an unknown harbour with no real plan since you don't know the place. Stressful for the captain to keep lookout for a spot , at the same time taking into consideration the side winds and not hitting anything or getting others anchor lines in the prop since this boat is quite big. That said, he used quite a bit of throttle in the beginning, but then more moderate adjustments later. I'd say a good job in a stressful environment. An experienced sailor can immediately spot when someone coming in doesn't have a plan. An unexperienced crew doesn't even know what to look out for, the just see when you are getting too close to something hard or shiny. Communication is very important and the captain should reveal what he is planning to do, so others can be ready with lines etc and what roughly to expect. An experienced skipper can make a docking seem so easy, uneventful even, because he/she has been in the harbour before/has experience and or has a plan. The captain deserves to enjoy a nice drink, a foot bath and a neck massage after that. 😉
What negative comments! Probably fueled by envy. The guy got in OK. May not be the perfect way but he did it OK. He will no doubt learn from this experience too.Comments about anchoring out and waiting for wind to die are not always feasible. Trade winds will blow the same day in day out.
this is the med and when the Mistral blows it blows Hard, also every coast is effected by a sea breeze by mid day / early afternoon, which can be quite strong
Not envy, more like amazement at how much he had to push it. Now if he'd had an actual boat and not a floating motorhome, I'd be applauding him, but you kind of ask for it when you decide to buy a floating motorhome and not a sportfisher, which has about 100x more manueverability, sight, and less windage... but to each their own I guess.
Yeah well they have rear cameras that project it o to huge monitors. The fools should've taken that dingy off & used it like a tug boat. Shouldn't have made that there first docking attempts but stupid ppl with more $$$ then they can ever spend Think they can do everything.
Unless the sailboat has it's sails up, it has a lot less wind area than this yacht. this yacht has much more powerful engines than a sailboat and bow thrusters but that also means more controls to be operating. I don't envy docking either in those conditions. The tender up front was a big help in this docking as well.
WOW, what a mess he made of that!! My old gaffer (Fortuna) had no bow thruster just a single variable pitch prop. We took people out for short trips into the Bay of Gibraltar six times a day. We were always having visiting skippers asking if we had a bow thruster as we manoeuvred in and out so effortlessly. But I did have a great crew who knew their ropes which makes all the difference.
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