I enjoy reading all the Keyboard Captain comments, because I watch so many 20 foot runabouts that could not back in to that slip. The Captain here did a great job! That is a 92 foot boat with a 24 foot beam tipping the scales around 205000 pounds with a very slippery 5 foot 11" draft. No it does not have a stern thruster, only a bow thruster, and the two monster 60" wheels that bite water very hard compared to most yachts. Yes there are a lot of people on the skybridge, but the Captain is not up in that mix, he is standing at the rear station with a perfect view of what he is doing. So with that cross wind having a near 50 foot tall sail to grab on to and 92 feet of broadside I would say he did very well
@aerodicus9 ай бұрын
The captain did a great job, the crew however could use a few tips.
@butch68148 күн бұрын
Looks like the wind was blowing pretty good too
@CheersWarren2 жыл бұрын
Definitely a quality job of maneuvering that boat with huge windage and a ton of people on board . Twin screws helps but that boat has some huge wheels ( props) on it and could get into trouble very quickly . Notice how he keep the engines at idle the whole time only going into and out of gear ( Fwd or rev) and some bow thruster . Very skilled in that wind ! Nobody should kid themselves that was slick! Well done captain/helm. Warren
@TheAidanLeee2 жыл бұрын
A lot of people don’t realize or have never docked boats with lots of windage, it’s like docking a boat with the sails up. The wind has a huge effect and can even over power the bow thruster
@sheepdog110210 ай бұрын
Great captain, he never got in a hurry even though he had hundreds of eyes on his every move.😊
@jackmcmacken5372 жыл бұрын
Captain gets mad respect for that docking!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@Sailor376also2 жыл бұрын
A work of art in that wind. Remarkable skills.
@malcolmbarr22672 жыл бұрын
Pretty good berthing skills. There's nothing like a structure catching a bit of breeze to sort out the men from the boys. Well done Skipper!
@cats400 Жыл бұрын
With the wind blowing him off the dock, captain did a good job
@haunter516622 жыл бұрын
Outstanding job! A true Captain's Captain!
@kenlee-972 жыл бұрын
To be honest, he should of approached his slip/beryh from downwind, then go ahead WITH THE WIND ON HIS BOW FOR BETTER CONTROL INITIALLY- but after the initial move astern, it's makes not that much difference-just saying what professional captains do. Maybe there was some water traffic in his stern at the time.
@mikepowers4812 Жыл бұрын
@@kenlee-97 so approach downwind from land... lol got it
@chrischapman2762 жыл бұрын
This is nothing but like putting a size 10 foot into a size 9 1/2 shoe. Very very well done
@lisab33962 жыл бұрын
That's a nice little boat isn't it...... Always a pleasure to watch a master dock his boat! 🙂
@n40tom4 ай бұрын
Note to passengers on board especially the ones pushing off the pilings do not I repeat do not try to help the captain you are not helping even though you believe you are
@wjatube2 жыл бұрын
When you have too many people involved and no one gets involved.
@frankjames19452 жыл бұрын
That's a real captain
@dannettepeters15072 жыл бұрын
BULL'S-EYE!! Superb work on such a windy day!
@dannettepeters15072 жыл бұрын
@@OGJeff685 Really? I was impressed and thought it excellent boat handling, especially with the wind! You must be VERY talented at boat docking! Cudos
@neilharrison75558 ай бұрын
It is the easiest thing in the world to steer/manoeuver a power boat at medium to high speeds. Quite another thing to manoeuver at low/berthing speed. This was done just nicely. No fuss, no drama. You might notice very little prop wash. Looked like the skipper was using LOTS of rudder with minimal power. Once you've got either the bow or stern movingit only requires minimal power, to get the boat "heading" where you want it to go. I did my PSCRB certificate in a fast-flowing river, and one of the tests was to put an old-fashioned ship's lifeboat alongside another moored in the river. The Examiner simply said "Now, I'd like you to come alongside the other boat Starboard side-to, WITHOUT CAUSING MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO EITHER BOAT" (The guy had a sense of humour!!). The correct way is to head INTO the tidal flow, because:- 1. if you come in too "hot" the tide will push you back (minimising any damage if you get it wrong!) 2. as the tide is flowing along your hull, rudder movements are more effective and you can control positioning much better. 3. best way is LOTS of rudder, with short application of power, all boats with a single engine respond to this. It's when you have TWIN engines things can get interesting -the skipper in the video obviously knows his boat, and how she handles.
@n40tom4 ай бұрын
For your information he wasn't using any rudder he was strictly maneuvering with propellers
@davidr98762 жыл бұрын
How mamy rod holders do you want on your boat? "Yes"
@60superduty2 жыл бұрын
All of them
@bamahama7072 жыл бұрын
How many PEOPLE?
@TheBangBang08082 жыл бұрын
That's a captain that knows his boat and has the skills. Even if he used thrusters you still need to know what you're doing. And he's dealing with the wind which you can hear in the background. True - deckhands not ready with lines to tie off or hand off to people on dock? Easier would be to go in now first. Major props to the captain!
@kenlee-972 жыл бұрын
When have you ever seen a blue water game fishing boat berthed like a 747 jumbo jet at a marina ever in your life??? I didn't know you tube had become a refuge for 15 year olds' to talk and comment about things they know nothing about. When How often have you seen a blue water game fishing boat be berthed bow in at a marina?
Bow and stern thrusters are worth their weight in gold on a vessel of that size. This is a perfect example of why...
@ktor5382 жыл бұрын
Sweet looking boat!
@cbug4196 Жыл бұрын
Nothing like parking a crowded house in a stiff crosswind. Bravo Zulu Captain!
@tex148th2 жыл бұрын
Damned fine boat handling !! WELL DONE !!
@wsranger53403 ай бұрын
Great electronics and Captain!
@Mike-hb4pc12 күн бұрын
Cudos to the captain on that one! What a f*ckef up slip for that boat.
@fungidungie2 жыл бұрын
That reminded me of a time in Alaska with a 5 knot ebb, a hotel owner with twin jets and a bow thruster literally spun a boat in a circle with out effect from the tide. I will never forget it as I has just got in from running my dads boat and had fallen on the floor as I heard the single prop cavitating from the first big swell.
@kenlee-972 жыл бұрын
Wow- a hotel owner now is the benchmark for seamanship/boat handling, just wow!
@ohyeahthatsright31552 жыл бұрын
Lots of “can do better “ commenting instead of showing.
@calfeggs2 жыл бұрын
Dang what a unit!
@RikkiTikkiTavi2902 жыл бұрын
Wind was whippin, captain made that look easy. Crew and dock hands not so much.
@briansmyla86962 жыл бұрын
Not hard with a bow thruster.
@brianluck842 жыл бұрын
@@briansmyla8696 twin screws and bow thrusters makes any captain look like a pro
@briansmyla86962 жыл бұрын
@@brianluck84 No. Bow thruster is cheating under 60 feet length overall. You're only a pro if you can dock it with twin screws only, over 60 feet, no matter the crosswind under hurricane warning. :)
@brianluck842 жыл бұрын
@@briansmyla8696 look up waterman docking competition on the chesapeake, not 60 foot but impressive
@nickmills84762 жыл бұрын
@@michaelpowell9164 hold my beer
@kevinredden2 жыл бұрын
That was an awesome job. Could they give them a skinnier slip. I love the 3rd level flybridge
@RadDadisRad2 жыл бұрын
Made all those 2nd level bridge boats look like ferries.
@mulletover38322 жыл бұрын
19 and Counting - a day on the water.
@blroy10182 жыл бұрын
Capt docked it like a boss!
@markw.21062 жыл бұрын
Captain knows his boat for sure ...
@garypeterson36282 жыл бұрын
Outstanding !
@HPDrifter22 жыл бұрын
They need more people on that boat...
@pieterhoekstra98872 жыл бұрын
That captain knows about using one motor reverse and other forward, sign of a good captain.
@pks418052 жыл бұрын
The bow truster helps.
@pieterhoekstra98872 жыл бұрын
@Franz Klammer Not necessary, if you know how to operate two engines, one forward one reverse, you can turn a boat (any size) 360° within it's length without bow or stern thrusters.
@pieterhoekstra98872 жыл бұрын
@Franz Klammer He did, I'm not disputing that specifically useful in that side wind.
@sparkysparklepants2 жыл бұрын
Great seamanship Skipper, and cud’s to the crew and dock hands.
@OldDocSilver2 жыл бұрын
The guy in the light lime green shirt on the port side of second deck is piloting the ship by the aft controllers. Great job.
@deanlongthon49632 жыл бұрын
Man captain got some skills
@signoresantinoburnett116910 ай бұрын
Bunch of Heathens on that Viking!!.
@stevekirksey9293 Жыл бұрын
I wanna see how much less this big boat drafts after all 💯 people exit great job Captain 👨✈️
@matheusdelima22482 жыл бұрын
Wish I could dock like that
@matthewnowack46102 жыл бұрын
It’s really not that hard..especially with bow thrusters
@waterlife.19052 жыл бұрын
Man they packed into.that boat like sardines. I can see at least 20 people on it.
@gunnerneikoify2 жыл бұрын
Totally different story in the days before thrusters. Still took skill and mostly experience though to make it look this easy.
@ginathacker62072 жыл бұрын
Nicely done, Captain!!
@MichaelKallelisOn2Wheels2 жыл бұрын
Capt did well but the crew had no lines ready. WTF? He’s in tie up the boat!
@davelowesky80542 жыл бұрын
R u fucking blind the ppl on the docks had the lines
@Jeff-kw8jj2 жыл бұрын
@@davelowesky8054 But that is not how its done..Dave..You tie the BOAT to the dock, not the DOCK to the boat.
@mikepowers4812 Жыл бұрын
The boat was too wide to fit all the way in the slip. Hence why they didn't go back further. The point was to get back as far as possible, drop off the fish for weigh in quickly and gtfo out since they couldn't tie up. Which is why the crew has no ropes.
@Fleetwoodjohn7 ай бұрын
A strong bow thruster and a good captain. The guys pushing on the poles is funny. This is probably a few hundred thousand pounds worth of sport fisher.
@erikvaaler315 ай бұрын
Pushing on the pilings can actually help - it doesn't move the boat, but it can often bend the piling 6" or more, which can avoid a scuff.
@crittrgittr2 жыл бұрын
Great job, very nice to have bow thrusters too
@benjaminmcalister57752 жыл бұрын
What a great job by the Captain!
@gc46442 жыл бұрын
That's one great captain!
@rhodry042 жыл бұрын
Damn fine job!!!
@zdme48642 жыл бұрын
Not a fender in sight .
@duelette2 жыл бұрын
That Captain is awesome!
@mattwilson32442 жыл бұрын
just throw them a Line ,and pull it Back !
@MrChristoffervik2 жыл бұрын
Everything is big in America. 🤷🏻♂️
@johndemeen5575 Жыл бұрын
I could do that. Thanks from.St. Paul Minnesota.
@davidbaltazor4045 Жыл бұрын
He felt his way in 😎
@dingbatbell012 жыл бұрын
No fenders... Like a boss.
@505LandOfEntrapment Жыл бұрын
Okay, where do I go to take a boat tour like this off the coast of OBX????
@dennismazurek9612 жыл бұрын
This person can drive anything what a nice 👍 park job
@JakesMusicPalace2 жыл бұрын
This is anything but easy, nice job👍👍
@kelseydimattei66622 жыл бұрын
need a room designated just for all the life jackets needed!😳
@farrahvee2 жыл бұрын
Nice yacht I love the colors
@Ghost-ut6gk2 жыл бұрын
It's like a triple decker bus for the water wow big boat
@thercattrainer2 жыл бұрын
For all of you yacht and charter boat captains bragging about backing up in your slip, try backing up to an oil platform in a work boat, utility boat, or crew boat while having platform personnel swing on and off with swing ropes, while timing the wave action, or swells, along with currents. That really separates the men from the boys. This Captain did a pretty good job. However, he got a little close to the poles a couple of times while having deck hands fend the boat off which can get them hurt. Having a crowd watch you dock can be a bit stressful at times. Also, the deck hands could have done a much better job in their line handling skills by getting everything ready before he backs in the slip. Years ago, when I was working as a US Park Ranger in Boat Patrol duties at Lake Mead National Recreation Area in a Boston Whaler Patrol Boat with a single I/O, people would watch me parallel dock between two vessels at the marina all the time when I was taking a short break from Boat Patrol Duties. I patrolled in all kinds of weather conditions which really didn’t bother me.
@mrsmith29042 жыл бұрын
You do realize we have the technology now too basically lock a vessel in place with variables for swell, wind, current..
@thercattrainer2 жыл бұрын
@@mrsmith2904 Yes, that is true! That type of technology called Dynamic Positioning has been around for quite a while now. At first they used Gyro Compasses on DP vessels. Now they use DGPS and Lasers on vessels with reflectors on oil platforms. DGPS is a lot more accurate that GPS and can hold a vessel steady within a 1 meter square. Drill ships started using DP back in the 60’s, and the most famous drill ship was called the USNS Hughes Glomar Explorer which was owned by Howard Hughes. It was renamed the GFS Explorer after his death. Things have come a long way since Gyrocompasses, LORAN C, and old style marine radar units that you looked down in. I still remember those days vividly! Now you have chart plotters too!
@mrsmith29042 жыл бұрын
@@thercattrainer well I just learned something, thanks for the reply. Yeah I used to run a 32' center console out of tx about 80 miles strictly on my compass couldn't afford a chart plotter/ gps
@miketee24442 жыл бұрын
That wind is kicking for sure. Good job.
@jeastwood56672 жыл бұрын
Great job. I don't care if he had thrusters. Well done.
@billy1673 Жыл бұрын
Now THAT is a fishing boat! Why wouldn’t the hands have the bumpers out when backing into the slip???
@FirePiper8282 жыл бұрын
Very nice 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@bbingtube2 жыл бұрын
Skipper had throttle control on 🔒
@Patrick-ij8bl2 жыл бұрын
Last time I saw someone handle like this, I bought 'em a drink soon as they set foot on the dock.
@dufus73962 жыл бұрын
The windage on that skyscraper
@marcmuller21762 ай бұрын
Perfect! Congratulation !
@fredroberts67722 жыл бұрын
nice job. specially in the wind!
@anto4272 жыл бұрын
"hey guys let's get a fly bridge over a fly bridge over a fly bridge" they said
@michaela.pilkington92002 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@boatlover22962 жыл бұрын
That’s some rich people shit!
@DM-zw3dj2 жыл бұрын
Still room for more fly bridges
@DM-zw3dj2 жыл бұрын
Still room for more fly bridges
@DM-zw3dj2 жыл бұрын
Still room for more fly bridges
@jenn_gulf_coast46442 жыл бұрын
Great job, I’ve spent a lot of time on the water in Florida, that wind was whipping. Thrusters definitely, helpful in this scenario. Crew was lacking though, not a good look.
@donaldmiller12072 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Compromise was Green Crew not seeming to have any idea of what they were supposed to be doing while docking. Maybe too many beers..
@kelseydimattei66622 жыл бұрын
Yeah all 46 of them!!😳😳🤦♂️...lmao!
@patjaecques97332 жыл бұрын
Twenty deck hands ,and not one of the of any use whatsoever ever. No bumpers , no hold off, just stand and watch a great captain do his thing.
@TheAidanLeee2 жыл бұрын
@@patjaecques9733 looks like their first time being at that slip. No bumpers needed as they will spring the boat so it’s not touching dock or pilings. Usually on boats these size that are fairly manoeuvrable, the captain will basically get the boat right into position then the deckhands are given the instructions to tie up
@anthonyferrara22222 жыл бұрын
Nice docking job!!!!
@timothyflynn48932 жыл бұрын
No compromise and no fish apparently
@kevingunnery54702 жыл бұрын
There’s probably some good red snapper onboard…
@gutzzgutzz67952 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@hv9356 Жыл бұрын
Great job, but C'mon, back it all the way in already...LOL
@hectordevega882 жыл бұрын
Excellent job in México we say chingon
@edmyers6919 Жыл бұрын
Chunky boat right there
@vettebecker12 жыл бұрын
Awesome job
@jerryware1970 Жыл бұрын
Thrusters make all the difference
@earlwright9715 Жыл бұрын
How big is that boat? Went on a company fishing trip in one very similar in Orange Beach, I think it was 97' or a little over 100'. We had a great time.
@alamos82 жыл бұрын
When I see those big two-levels + flybridge sport fishers, always come into my mind the topic "stability" and "gravity center", but I then assume that it is Ok, as they are used sometimes in harsher conditiins than the typicall "all-glass" pleasure motoryatch. But seeing them so high...
@kenlee-972 жыл бұрын
Certainly overloaded stability wise -most people are on the flybridge.
@jerryhoward11172 жыл бұрын
Talk about a lot to clean after a day on the high seas..............
@jonjeffries32652 жыл бұрын
Godda be at least 80'.. n 4 levels..
@evelitalian2 жыл бұрын
Like a boss
@Gman67552 жыл бұрын
I would not like to have a few drinks in me before trying to dock that beast but I sure would want a couple after we were tied up safely!
@DougsterCanada12 жыл бұрын
Nicely done.
@RadDadisRad2 жыл бұрын
That was an expensive 15 minutes watching the deck crew stand around.
@arthurbrumagem38442 жыл бұрын
But well worth the cost had they been needed at the last minute
@user-zv1lt4wp2f2 жыл бұрын
Wow, parked that monster like a boss 👍
@youtubecreator272 жыл бұрын
Wow patient control and skill all u nedd!!
@theboatrental5685 Жыл бұрын
And that folks, is why you have an overpowered bow thruster.
@StangV211 ай бұрын
For a boat that size and in the wind, that was very well done!
@jmrichards59102 жыл бұрын
I'm not a boater but have a question: Is this Captain doing this with just two screws and a rudder? Or is there a thruster on the bow?
@jasonworth93552 жыл бұрын
A boat that size always has a bow thruster
@brianpike57742 жыл бұрын
These boats are actually alot easier to back in like that than you would think, joystick steering with 360' rotors and thrusters
@mikepallazola80382 жыл бұрын
LOL, you have no clue! No Joystick and no 360 degree rotors whatever the f those are.. Are you talking about Pods?? That's a Viking 82, no Pods.. LOL CMON MAN
@petermoto4092 жыл бұрын
@@mikepallazola8038 Was thinking the same thing. 360 deg pods? On that boat? WTF?
@crowdog562 жыл бұрын
@@petermoto409 Well why not pods since it prolly has an elevator to the flybridge....
@scottedwards4023 ай бұрын
Considering the wind and direction and the size and height of the boat, I think the captain did better than most considering he is trying to back a large windgrabbing sail into a small slip. Most people on here commenting on how they could do better can barely back their car into a standard parking slot.
@MichaelSmith-dg1fb2 жыл бұрын
Like a Boss.
@ericd19062 жыл бұрын
That's a sweet Hatteras
@ruinert2 жыл бұрын
This is a 2010 Viking 82 EB It was sold in 2017 for $4.950.000