How to dock a large Sail Catamaran

Talk about tight! Training Steve on his 48 Sail Cat during a strong tide. We had to maneuver his 25’ beam between the dolphin and a 2 million dollar yacht before we could turn into his fairway. He wanted some extra confidence and to work on his skill before taking on this himself.
#captainscoach #captainscoaching #lagoon #lagooncatamaran #greatloopers #greatloop #floridalife #bradenton #yachttraining #catamaran #sailcat #yanmar

[@jaysummitt2412]

Great content! That tide gives me some serious anxiety. Appreciate the technique tips!

[@sheilamorrison1954]

Might help to be a little closer to the throttles rather than sitting 5 feet away, but decent work there!

[@francismontocchio9910]

Hi! Great video, thank you! I’m going to be renting a Lagoon 46 next week and although I have some experience handling this boat, I find reversing into a spot between two other boats from a narrow channel quite daunting. Could you give me some pointers on this? For example: should I go into the channel backwards or forwards? How should I line up the boat before rotating into the spot, etc? Thanks for your help.

[@thecaptainscoach]

All depends on how tight the canal or fairway is. You need to evaluate that before you enter while prepping your lines and fenders ahead of time. You don’t have to have it completely lined up to the slip before backing in but it should be close enough to do a small rotation to square it up and slide it in at the last minute.

[@francismontocchio9910]

@@thecaptainscoach Thanks for your answer! The fairway sis quite tight with about 1.5 meters on each end if the boat is across the fairway. Would you go into the fairway forwards or backwards? Would you stop to do the turn in the middle of your slip? cheers!

[@thecaptainscoach]

It’s hard to say without seeing it but 3ft on either end should give you enough room to come down forwards and spin it

[@4GH440]

I am a tad confused. The owner has locked the steering wheel off. All good, why then did the instructor not have him stand directly behind the throttles and have one hand on each throttle for control instead of leaning over towards the throttles and using only one hand. (maybe there is a reason which is not shown). This is just such an awkward way of trying to control a mono or a dual motor vessel for that matter.

[@LondonCarnaval]

Excellent sailmanship/skills 👌👍💯🏆👏 I just wonder what catamaran is this? Love the central enclosed cockpit ❤ my favourite 😍 🥰❤

[@stefanorosolen6397]

This guys clueless