Boat Docking Made Easy

[@SuperYachtCaptain]

To apply for FREE training onboard your boat (Mediterranean based boats only): [e-mail]

[@johngauntlett4915]

Tristan, as I've always said, these videos you do with Boat owners are very, very informative. I love watching them.

[@phillo1818]

No matter the size, every docking situation is different to a degree and a learning and perfecting of skills moment. This captain listened, didn’t panic and corrected himself and never touched the thrusters. Brillant job, practise makes perfect. Captain, I see too many new owner operators who do not or cannot calculate for wind direction, tide, current, speed and spacial judgement. That should keep you busy mate! Best advice ever; kick self and pride overboard, slow down, take her easy, back off if necessary and accept criticism then pass on your wisdom to others. Have a great day Captain.

[@SuperYachtCaptain]

😎👍

[@Fionanish]

Loved the POV on this excellent description of what was happening

[@TradeWindgng]

Thanks! Great job captain Please more of those docking videos. Keep them coming please.

[@SuperYachtCaptain]

Thank you 🙏 will do, new docking video coming next week with a single stern drive.

[@fritzb.3978]

That was amazing. I am fully convinced I don’t need to own anything bigger than a kayak and windsurf board and will just leave it to the pros!

[@peteschram9524]

Scary when they can’t tell port from starboard then use both at same time with out looking nice save on the port side dock thank you for your professionalism and sharing your knowledge and expertise

[@JoaoArriagaCunha]

On sailing yachts it's even more important to keep the stern into the wind!

[@bnkwupt]

Nice to see you offering free training. Helps out the boat owners and helps out the viewers of your channel. I appreciate these maneuvering and docking tips.

[@skiingfast1]

Patience and slow docking makes for smooth docking.

[@brianholt6083]

Great video. I am really glad that you mentioned about keeping the engines running until vessel is tied safely. I have this argument with my boat neighbors and boaters friends often. They like to cut the motor as soon as they’re in the slip.

[@SuperYachtCaptain]

It shouldn’t be an argument. Any Proffesional captain or maritime training school will all say the same thing.

[@seantwomey396]

You really demonstrated how effectively using one engine or the other will turn the boat. I also see the natural tendency to use both throttles when using only one turns the vessel the way you want.

[@jorgepreciat5239]

Great edition with de red and green arrows. Helps a lot to follow. Congrats

[@jonsaville5922]

Awesome video, recently purchased an older 40 foot Silverton ,these videos are very helpful. I’ve been a fan of yours for several years Great job as usual.

[@NautiGrandpa]

Learning from an extremely experienced captain is priceless. I hope these new yacht owners realize repetition is key to success.

[@SuperYachtCaptain]

💯

[@TChalla007]

He took a minute for the captain to trust you and learn something new. I have a saying when I coach kids. "When the uncomfortable becomes comfortable, the comfortable become natural".

[@FLGurl]

Well done Tristen. You make a fantastic instructor and you had some talented, well listening students! Cheers. 🍷

[@hinnomura]

Great video, although I have had powerboat training in Poole (UK) it’s always good to get a refresher.

[@MrMarkbrown218]

be great to see an in depth video of passage planning, how to read the weather and what to look out for passage planning

[@danielforde-pogson]

Aha! I was in Kefalonia last week trying to work out how those ground lines were laid on the mega yachts in port. Now I know! Thank you!

[@johnpenson8801]

Brilliant Video Tristan. Ship handling videos are what you do best. More like this please. Closer to your old AWOL videos.

[@nickwatkins5321]

Fantastic! They can learn so much so quickly. Great work Tristan

[@jamesbrandtpollock]

I’d love to hear your breakdown on the maneuvering differences between using port-ahead vs starboard-astern etc?

[@peterlazuric5641]

Great video. When landing a plane if the pilot does not like his landing approach, he will apply full power, go around and try again. The same applies to docking, if you don't like what is happening, pull out, take a breath and give it another shot.

[@philbrook6855]

Beautiful! Going to buy this exact boat next year too!

[@darrenvass1510]

Ex yachtmaster myself, have to say you are a great teacher. My teacher allways told me " wind and tide will make you decide" . Don't fight them both, use them to make it easier. Keep up with the content. Missing Awoll though. 👍

[@simonefsdtorino4270]

Great training videos. I’d like to see more dockings using different tools like joystck, bow thruster etc. in detail. And tackling rough mediterranean seas. Thanks , Great job Tristan !

[@walkaboutclive]

Nice video. Docking is self inflicted stress… seen many a heated discussion at the docks … I go single handed slow .m. Which gives different problems the approach is the same but the dock lines you have to be precise a tip I learned that has helped me no end was lassoing the cleat ..

[@eldezento]

If I touch a groundline with my hands I always use working gloves. These lines are often very sharp when covered with small shells.

[@SuperYachtCaptain]

💯

[@vgskiddles3766]

Keeps the videos coming mate! They are wonderful!!

[@MrArchie800]

Excellent information! I intend to get a boat (hopefully in the med) within the next few years, but I will start off with an older boat and just practice practice practice docking and close quarters maneuvering until I can do it competently (I've seen and spoken to many boat owners who get stressed with docking - but they rarely take the time to just practice in a safe area - and actually it sometimes spoils the boating experience for them because the cant relax for fretting about docking in an unfamiliar berth for example). Cheers!

[@daleyjeeper6188]

Love the videos, just got my eng1 working on updating the stcw. Although I'm green to yachting I hope to learn from your videos enough to not be useless onboard while getting hands on training.

[@SuperYachtCaptain]

Good luck!

[@dominicduncan5451]

Hi Tristan, I've only just started watching your video tutorials. I love watching, but I will never be in the position to own such a yacht. However, I've sailed all my life and become quite adept at docking sailing yachts with far options for control. I am now of an age that means I now hire boats on the Norfolk broads, usually with a single engine and bow thrusters. Now, I am a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to docking, and with these river boats with a high freeboard and shallow draft I am prone to miss my mark if it is windy and the tide is flowing the same direction as the wind when stern mooring. Any tips you could throw in my direction would help my frustration and avoid my wife hiding below decks!😂

[@HSFmarine]

Great training! As a harbormaster i can say that in most cases it's speed and lack of communication that makes the mistakes in mooring situations. Greetings from Finland!

[@robertkeville6230]

You learn by doing and doing again. Thanks for the educational videos.

[@anthoneyking6572]

Thanks now for me its Berthing every time as it can be one of the most complicated things to Master as the Wind and the staff at Dock side Play a massive Part in how it all works Great Vlog Awesome Looking Yacht Thanks

[@SuperYachtCaptain]

Hope this video helps you next time.

[@danarami6378]

Great clip, if you make one of stopping a yacht from going forward or an emergency stop to avoid collision thank you.

[@live4trucking]

Nice to see that you are in Croatia 😀

[@sed6]

I'd like to see how you and a mate would crew 24m by yourselves. Dividing duties, scheduling of watches, maintenance or cleaning; or other things to consider for the aspiring owner/captain. Cruising around the Bahamas or the Med with a different port of call every couple of days sounds exciting, but there must be some hidden headaches.

[@ThoughtfulWander]

Great episode! Thanks for sharing! 👍👍

[@Starboatbuilder]

Hi Very good vlog - how about on anchoring? I have trouble at times when there is current. Any "walk thru" would be great.

[@sickjohnson]

That was cool Capt'n...more please!

[@RA-gk5zg]

Great video. Can you show us how to use the aft mooring winches?

[@verantom7542]

Very nice video to learn how dow a yacht without thruster !

[@acousticmikeb8119]

Great job, Tristan.

[@steadytube]

now this is great content. need more of this.

[@SuperYachtCaptain]

Great to hear

[@helenmurphree3434]

And now in motion sick 😵‍💫

[@SuperPress23]

Really interesting and informative video, thank you!

[@olafschermann1592]

Great series!

[@TChalla007]

Incredible lesson.

[@johnwood2596]

So many people want to turn that wheel when you can steer the boat with the throttle😊

[@jimmyquinn9639]

Another good video 🚤🛥🚤⛵️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@DustyRhodes1986]

Couldn't you've just pull up on the first docking and tossed a forward spring line to the dock crew and idealed stern/ bumped stern and allowed the crew hold and ease off the kleat to swing the stern in easy. Then tie off and toss a bow line hold and let out the bow as needed? Not much of a yacht captain but have docked a number of 50 to 85 foot shrimping vessels, the docks we tie up to are a lot different as we use pilens and not kleats on the dock also. Just wondering on the differences between the set ups.

[@jeremykamel9655]

Nice work captain!

[@danarami6378]

Great job sir great instructions

[@WillAshcroft-ws1hs]

As a helicopter pilot I think driving a boat has some similarities in terms of patience and small movements. Your vids are fantastic.

[@PhilbyFavourites]

Great instructional techniques. I’d be intrigued to know a few things. Had the owner ever driven boats before? Ie PBL2 or dinghy experience? He looked really bemused when told not to touch the wheel on a twin engined vessel. Had you explained the physics of how the engines thrust enables twist as well as fire and aft movement. And the subject of momentum(/inertia (I’m going to get walloped by the scientists over that mush mash) ie remember speed approaching the dock has to be removed before arrival otherwise it becomes expensive! Liked & subscribed 👍🏻👍🏻🛥

[@rexphinney3599]

Stern to the wind seems to be opposite of what I've always learned? My experience is the bow is easier to control and thus leaving it exposed to the wind is better. There is no worse feeling than the stern coming around with the wind on it. It's heavier and less responsive to input. Just an observation from a novice.

[@868simulations7]

Keep Up The Great Work !

[@123boat]

Excellent tuition 👏

[@davidwhitten928]

Very nice instructions

[@lukereynolds96]

Come to Australia Tristan! I'd happily pay you for your time mate.

[@CruisingAria]

Great video 👍🏻

[@Yeaitstemp]

It's still important to put stern into wind on sailboat if possible

[@SuperYachtCaptain]

Good to know.

[@j4436614d]

Tristan any chance you could do docking procedures with a sailing vessel

[@SuperYachtCaptain]

My knowledge and experience is exclusive to motor yachts. I’ve never worked on sailing yachts.

[@celticbedou]

what if the wind and the tide are oppossing directions? any tips or wisdom welcome.

[@thereisender]

Super video!!!

[@carltonellliott873]

I Enjoy the video looking great

[@6r4metroman]

I can see your instruction was needed... Thanks for the post

[@jmd1743]

What would be the equivlant of putting cones in a parking lot to learn how to parallel park for super yachts?

[@SuperYachtCaptain]

This: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnbOYXujja2Gh6s

[@gorkemkanburoglu3630]

Twin engines makes life easier like bow thrusters, if you have it just use it, nothing wrong with it. There is nothing to be ashamed of in using it.

[@hubschenk1652]

There are now remote controls that allow you to move a yacht at the touch of a button. It's really easy, but somehow unattractive. You want to be able to use your own skills and you're proud when you've managed a good docking maneuver (preferably in wind).

[@joblessalex]

If they ever let me pilot one of these, they're gonna be in for a surprise when I nail it out the gate! Haha

[@Zlikz]

Well done, was this the firste take?

[@SuperYachtCaptain]

Yes, otherwise the fuel attendant won't be too happy...

[@Agent0range67]

Oh nice!

[@aktxyz]

I wish I could thumbs up more !

[@jacquealec2987]

Sensei 🙏

[@garryhall9660]

firstly why is the helm not standing and getting a better view of the situtation. i teach the five alongsides. 45 dgree approach into the elements (wind or tide), wind off, wind on, reverse to the berth, ferryglide. then the skipper will decide and then work the method. There can be a mix of the methods. when berthing think PAME Preparation, approach, Manouver, escape.

[@SuperYachtCaptain]

Cool 😎

[@jleonjackson6674]

Tristan, are you ever going to go back to working on one specific boat again?

[@SuperYachtCaptain]

Who said that I’m not already?

[@jleonjackson6674]

@@SuperYachtCaptain Hahahah Groovy! Good luck in all your endeavors..

[@jleonjackson6674]

@@SuperYachtCaptain Well alrighty then!!

[@RadioguyJ]

Goodness, this owner/pilot was nervous. Was this his first time operating a twin engine yacht? Twins are so simple to maneuver, even without thrusters.

[@SuperYachtCaptain]

No, he was very good, I think I made him nervous. He did do some great manoeuvres. More videos to come.

[@RadioguyJ]

@@SuperYachtCaptain Kudos to you for offering assistance to people in training. You’re a good man! 👍🏻

[@cestmoi1262]

If I knew how to build an atomic bomb I'd say: easy, nothing to it! Since I don't I'd have learning to do. Looks like we have someone here who is an instant master of anything he touches.

[@patrickabas1112]

Hi, maybe a very old recuring question, but what happened to the raffle and the tickets?

[@SuperYachtCaptain]

Hey Patrick, winner was announced a few years ago.

[@derkonigk4011]

that's not a lesson, that's you driving the docking as commander with a helm's man.

[@MartinTreideHeuser]

Tank driving 😂

[@csjrogerson2377]

For all the non-yachties out here, you'll be surprised to know here is no formal training for berthing a superyacht. A good Captain will let the First Officer do all the berthing when there are no guests onboard. On the job training is too late. The important thing to learn is the principles and then how to apply them in the conditions that you find yourself in. Learn to know when its not possible and always have an exit plan.

[@SuperYachtCaptain]

💯 and this is how we teach our first officers: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnbOYXujja2Gh6s

[@csjrogerson2377]

@@SuperYachtCaptain Every single one of my First Officers and nearly all of my Bosuns are now captains and as far as I know, they haven't bumped into anything.

[@pauldavison7105]

Very nice video

[@SuperYachtCaptain]

😊🙏

[@pauldavison7105]

@@SuperYachtCaptain it's nice to see someone cover the fundamentals on a good size vessel

[@xux636]

Hi Tristan. Love your channel and have supported it for a few years now. Could you please consider doing away with your headcam. The rapid swinging of the image is nauseous and a hand held or fixed camera would be much better. I have thought this on many videos but this one seems to have the worst effect. Best wishes.

[@SuperYachtCaptain]

Hi Johnny, I hear what you're saying. Think about it, How can I be holding a camera when operating a boat or teaching when at any given moment, I need to be able to step in and take control. If the camera is fixed, you will only see one angle.

[@valeriousala3227]

@@SuperYachtCaptain Hi Tristan, I believe an Insta 360 can enhance your already great videos. In addition to having a crazy stabilization, it records in 360 degrees and you can decide in post-production what to frame. Thanks for your great videos

[@growjunkieradio]

GoodVibes

[@lanceriffle4841]

That was magic. I guess thats why your a captain😅

[@SuperYachtCaptain]

🙏

[@honourandvalour]

nice one

[@stevenbennett3922]

You are in charge and.....responsible.

[@MikeHalk100]

I tend to get stern looks when I stick my bum into the wind.

[@SuperYachtCaptain]

😂😂😂

[@outabeat]

I disagree Captain. I believe the stern into the wind principle applies to sailing yachts equally. Especially if there is no bow thruster. If you're bow into a firm wind and you lose any forward momentum, the rudder has no effect and your point into the wind will get blown easily to port or starboard in a hurry. For example exiting a slip. If there is a strong wind blowing down the channel you're planning on exiting, it's easier to just reverse out with the stern into the wind than try to miraculously turn the bow up wind.

[@SuperYachtCaptain]

OK, so what do you disagree with? Listen carefully to what I said.

[@sirrus3009]

Alright, i'll just stick to my jetski

[@MrMikkelsby]

😊

[@SylvainCyr-j1t]

You need a better camera men. Very difficult to look at but informative.

[@tillerman26]

man, go easy on the camera motion. I got motion sickness watching this.

[@russoley8995]

That guy is going to need lots of free training as he has no clue

[@JamesCollins26158]

That guy ain't listening maybe can't take it all in

[@JuliaI.-wf3pw]

Learn me!

[@OvayBrandao]

You're making something boring look so fun to do

[@spiderman300600]

You don’t teach people by telling them what to do…

[@SuperYachtCaptain]

😂😂 tell me more.

[@spiderman300600]

If you think this is funny, I don’t see why I should tell you more. I teach people to fly (from little Cessnas to Boeings)