Docking in a Tidal Stream with Tom Cunliffe

[@Oceancharter]

The king ! Thank you for sharing your knowledge

[@dhouse-d5l]

Another stellar video. We were given a swinging mooring on the outside bend of a largish tidal channel...flippin eck, fun and games at full chat during half tide.....still, keeps the bottom clean....

[@StefJuncker]

"it will end on tears!" love it. You are very funny and an excellent teacher... Thanks. Stef Juncker, owner Parapax tandem paragliding Cape Town

[@billholcomb2730]

Excelllent Tom. Shoreline transits are great advice.

[@Dreancaidi]

So easy to follow.

[@davidcoulling9521]

Brilliant as always- many thanks for another wonderful video and one I will be putting into practice on my day skipper practical in July no doubt on the Hamble:-)

[@sailingmrnice]

The stream outside St Katherine's dock on the Thames is the scariest ever, I was solo in a 37' managed to get a line onto the ferry pontoon.

[@anesthesiabeyond8519]

Brilliant! A great teaching video! 👍👍👍 Thank you 🙏 thank goodness

[@jaysonlima7196]

So about two years ago, I brought my Glenayr up the Piscataqua River and into a berth for the first time, and not being used to the extreme currents that river produces was terrifying. Just over 5 knots of current and running at about hair over half throttle simply to hold position. The pucker factor was through the roof! And the marina being just down stream of a bridge made for some interesting edies as well. Lined up to come down the fairway and we had to be all of 75° off of intended track just to go where I wanted her too. Once in the fairway proper, There's no turning back now, pass the finger pier and cut the helm to starboard and jamb the throttles forward to have her lerch and creep into the slip. Overall it wasn't actually difficult, just frightening, which led to comments from the dock master about how maybe I'd done that before... another proud moment brought to you by soiled underware!

[@MDLMarinas]

Thanks for the great story, replacement underwear will be in the mail!

[@jonybeam21]

i know that feeling very well.Last weekend with about 15 knots of current and said to the harbour master hey up chucky now that's what i call a reverse round the corner park and you know what?He agreed!

[@MrDoyley35]

@@jonybeam2115kts of current? Unlikely 😂

[@nickwebb9290]

Thank you Tom for another wonderful ‘how to’ 👍

[@akathesquid5794]

Slip selection criteria is great. I waited for my home marina slip. Dead south in a s/sw prevailing wind area. Directly into incoming tide. First dock facing this tide so clean flow. 6th dock in outgoing tide so flow is almost negligible in that "wrong" direction. Port finger and starboard approach. Also perfect for my prop-walk reversing out into the fairway. Worth the wait and dockmaster bribe. But also makes me soft and completely useless in any challenging marina situation.

[@catspaw3815]

Nicely done

[@robertscott7591]

Nice one Tom, how about adding some wind into the mix, I would definitely benefit from that how to.

[@columkenn]

How many attempts were made before we saw the edited version))

[@TheBeasag]

Thanks Tom, can you possibly do a video on solo docking into a marina pontoon, using a single spring line and other methods

[@markreed1768]

Legend

[@jonnorousseau3096]

Great video, I suppose it's a similar situation without tidal stream but with windage, I've had situations where I've had to berth beam to a strong breeze, 25 Kn true, always easier to go into it than with it especially when turning the boat beam to the wind. You need to keep water moving over your rudder at all times, I think tide is easier than breeze, but again same principles apply

[@epicnavigator]

Hello captain! Can we do the same up-tide maneuver but with the stern against the current? I mean By reversing in to the current

[@hugomocchiutti3448]

Hi, Tom

[@RustyKnorr]

Sure, but I’m always coming in a cross tide. Help!

[@nathanbenton2051]

great stuff. so is engine in idle the whole time during approach and docking?

[@AdrianSmythe]

Awesome video... But I respectfully disgree with the final point, about how to approach the port-side berth. As you say, the tide is our friend, so rather than going down the way, turning and coming into the berth that way; I'd come in as you did, but even slower, and then straighten the boat out using the tidal flow over the rudder, and then enter the berth stright on. That'd be even easier than how the demo to the starboard side was done; and I'd have no qualms doing that single handedly even. Just my humble opinion... 🙂 I'd back into a downstream berth doing a similar thing... use the current, forward trottle, and the rudder to 'side-slip' and then ease you into the berth (although I'd not do that solo). But I agree that it's not worth berthing bow-to downstream.

[@rcpmac]

Tom, have you considered stern first when the tide is reversed?

[@drheaddamage]

Was thinking the same. That should let you keep the same maneuverability, never tried that though.

[@Lightw81]

Is this a repeat?

[@Mikeandlucy1]

Oh Tom, you make it look so easy, what you haven't factored in though is the difficulty in moving about the boat with your buttocks clenched tighter than a drum as you near the pontoon.

[@andypdq]

@ 5:36, I'd be walking up the road with two jerry cans to the local petrol station, carrying cans should become part of your fitness regime. It's good enough for the armed forces!.🤨.

[@erents1]

I think I get it🤔