How To Dock a Boat at a Marina

Sweetwater Academy teaches you the right way to dock a boat when pulling up to a gas dock at a marina. Follow this step boy step tutorial to become a better and safer boater.

[@slinkycues]

Fantastic stuff

[@a1ar127]

Geez.. totally calm, twins... what’s the challenge?

[@tomdrummy4984]

Twin engines........never touch steering wheel while docking

[@Ronald7077]

What happens if no one on the jetty?

[@inquisitive980]

Way too much steering for twins.

[@ozdavey1]

Fenders are highly overrated.

[@deanbilan7439]

You always want bow into the wind... Like whaaaat? If you take stern into the wind all you have to do is reverse boat into the peer , wind will hold boat pararel with the peer as you slowly close up, and when you are close enough you just have to tie back of the boat to the peer and you are docked wind will hold boat against the peer, to no rush to tie bow. You newer take bow into the wind, becouse wind will always push bow away from the peer...

[@mcTREXmcTheAmazing]

Whatever end is into the wind will want to push off the pier, so if you go bow in, you should tie a bow line first. I would go bow in for this approach as you lose some steering ability whilst moving astern.

[@deanbilan7439]

@@mcTREXmcTheAmazing No, just no. Stern into the wind, you don't get pushed off the peer , bow into the wind you get pushed off the peer... If you do come with wind into the bow, you tie your boat with middle line not bow, becouse when wind give tention to the rope, it will pull bow to the peer, and stern will go off the peer... With stern into the wind, that will not happen...

[@mcTREXmcTheAmazing]

@@deanbilan7439 If you use a head line, the whole boat will be kept against the pier by the wind. Problem solved

[@deanbilan7439]

@@mcTREXmcTheAmazing .. i am going to make a video about it and put it on you tube, lucky its always windy afternoon in my town and local gas station it perpendicular with wind... tell me, do you want me to make video with 25 feet speed boat or 60 feet yacht...

[@mcTREXmcTheAmazing]

@@deanbilan7439 I would look forward to seeing that! The general public would benefit from watching a 25 foot speed boat, but why not both? Speed boats and yachts are quite different. What boating experience do you have?