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Watch as an inexperienced captain tries to navigate a tight marina and dock a catamaran in high winds. This gripping video captures the tension and drama as the captain makes one mistake after another, struggling to control the vessel in challenging conditions.
With winds gusting up to 30 knots, the captain battles to keep the catamaran on course, narrowly avoiding collisions with other boats as he tries to bring the vessel safely into dock. But despite his best efforts, disaster strikes when he damages a brand new Nautitech Catamaran and other charter boats, including his own charter boat. This all went down in Split, Croatia
The heart-stopping footage will keep you on the edge of your seat as you witness the unfolding drama and the captain's desperate attempts to avoid disaster. Whether you're a seasoned sailor or a landlubber, this video is sure to entertain and educate, highlighting the dangers of high winds and the importance of proper training and experience when it comes to handling boats.
So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show - but be warned, it's not for the faint-hearted!

[@andrewfyakim525]

Quote from Capt. Bill Bradley (rip); "My answer to seamanship, is to avoid situations that call for it".... I have docked in adverse conditions countless times. When the conditions were beyond my skill level I would leave; go out and anchor, and wait for favorable conditions; or just leave the marina/harbor and go somewhere else. In the 55 years I have been boating, I have never caused damage to another's boat.

[@mikhem1962]

Well…. The crew can be thankful he wasn’t trying to land an aeroplane

[@jimmunro4649]

Bloody windy not easy

[@ViajerosPorMaryTierra]

😂😂😂

[@michielderuyter6011]

🥇😂

[@petephills4626]

My God, how the neighbouring yacht owners stayed so calm is amazing! I'd be furious!

[@philiplockhart4053]

Insurance. That’s why they record everything, just like having a dash cam.

[@petephills4626]

@@philiplockhart4053 I'd still be furious, insurance covers the cost of repairs over an above a certain excess. It does not cover repair times or inconveniences, changing of plans for the sake of repairs via a very stupid act.

[@bryannonya9769]

not everyone is an a hole

[@volkerkonig9376]

that's what you want to have in a difficult docking- manouvre. A neighbour with a bus- mentality shouting at you." I am safe in, the others should stay outside and away from my holt boat and can die in the storm.

[@petephills4626]

@@volkerkonig9376 That might be your attitude I don't know. But never assume you know what is in someone else's mind! If you're inexperienced or need help. Stop and ask for help, which would gladly be given, before you put others and their property at risk! If you want people to consider you, make sure you consider them and there's first! If you're going to be an uncaring bastard then you will and should be treated as such!

[@Misteribel]

These are conditions that you are taught at sailing school to avoid. Stay out, or have a very well prepared crew, plus possibly use your anchor (if allowed), and an experienced captain. The main lesson here is: know your limits, and abort early. Always have full control of the boat. (And navy other lessons: crew management, fenders, preparation, line handling, boat handling and speed, etc).

[@OneHourNotice]

Weather conditions are not so bad. looks like the skipper and the crew are under influence of alcohol. Using anchor probably would make ten times more mess

[@looneyirish007]

That was really hard to watch, no fenders out and full throttle no matter what direction he went. it looks around force 5-6 Which is challenging for many and worse if you're new to boating. It's a high pressure manuver for many., Especially with idiots just standing there with their phones out. Before attempting to berth stern-to, he should have gone over a plan of action with the crew, who was going to be on ropes or fenders before coming in for an attempt, he also needed a crew member spotting for him and communicating the stern and hull distance from the other yachts, this would have kept things a bit calmer at the helm as it was a second pair of eyes,it's a big enough yacht and probably has blind spots, the crew on deck not on ropes should have been ready with the fenders and the boats already moord, especially the starboard yacht @ 2:05 should have took their stern & mid ships rope and walked them in with light bursts of prop as this was the safest option, he had a stern rope on the dock and this should have been but round a clear, but nobody was pulling him in , not a single person knew what the fuck they were doing, including the owners of the 3 boats, when the bow started to swing to starboard @ 2:37 he should have counter steered away from the port side yacht and the bow would have swung back to port, but he panics, and guns it. I didn't hear any thrusters being used so Im guessing they aren't equipped which is baffling. The yacht on the port side should have had crew out on deck with fenders protecting their hull. It was an absolute shit show and panic had set in making everything worse and he just couldn't keep his hand off the power. This maneuver didn't really need to power and just quick prop bursts to keep the yacht steady. If you're new to boating, stay up to date with the weather, apps on your phones are free and have wind speed, rain, would waved etc etc on them and for the love of god, try to be moored up before you're in winds like this, especially knowing your having to berth stern to the dock. I found myself shouting directions at the screen, because nobody took charge of the situation. And theres always situations happening like this and if I'm tied up I'm always out on deck or dock to help mooring craft, be it taking their ropes or verbally directing the new boaters in difficult conditions. New boaters always go for the power, and it just makes things worse, every single time.

[@bryannonya9769]

good thing we have you to critique youtube videos

[@looneyirish007]

@@bryannonya9769 good thing we also have you to critique my critique. Hopefully, someone will critique your critique critiquing my critique of others being critiqued. 😂

[@WxMrdo]

Appreciate this critique, thank you! I'm watching thse videos as a new boater and trying to learn as much as I can :)

[@erisversini7301]

The upwind mooring line must be THE FIRST THING. Here it appears they caught it as THE LAST 👏

[@23101979T]

Wrong. To much time needed for that. You’ll be long gone in these conditions. Stern ropes locked on the shore, without returning them to the boat. Engines forward and the boat is temporarily secured. Then you can easily take mooring lines and take them to the bow .

[@Dr.Schulz_Berlin]

Yeah..with 10🐒 onboard...hard for them to decide who should grab the mooring...ehhm...wait...what again was the mooring? 😂🤣😂

[@bryannonya9769]

maybe you should have helped him and not just arm chair sail, good thing the world has you to comment on yourtube videos and share your video watching experience.

[@lerichurn5297]

Hope he has a great insurance policy!😅

[@Dr.Schulz_Berlin]

This is how it looks like...when they proudly say....I got my boat license in just a weekens...and 8 baboons jumping around...yey...now we can charter a boat. This was in Split Croatia...and we gotta watch this entertainment all summer long. 😁😂🤣

[@swabby913]

I can't get past a doctor saying, "this is how it looks like". Is someone dying under your knife right now?

[@albertfunk1176]

Why was the mooring line not handed over to the mooring catamaran on the left, moored in front? This is common in strong winds and the marineros should know that.

[@andygrayson7485]

never sailed in my life and thought just the same immediately

[@bryannonya9769]

because you were busy commenting on videos and not helping

[@hugohabicht9957]

🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Paul-ou1rx]

If I was that inexperienced, which I am, with that wind, I would set my pride aside and ask somebody for an impromptu lesson on how to dock.

[@lucastisdale2667]

what had me most worried was the guy on the starboard stern - he could've been crushed or sliced up by the propeller if he fell in. its not worth your life or safety to protect the boat.

[@seabournewolf2298]

No boat easier to drive than a twin screw…and yet

[@TheDiverJim]

He knows you can use something more than full speed, right?

[@mattgartside7885]

Always a good idea to have a real world thinker aboard.

[@OneHourNotice]

that supposed to be a skipper

[@pestiz727]

Yes the wind was strong , but from the bow , it is a two engine cat , that can turn on a dime , You can compensate almost anything wit he engines . Clue less captain , but I not sure he is a captain , most likely just bought a B category license for few hundred Euros . No bumpers out prior to docking , aft line handler in flip flops , ridiculous the whole thing .

[@jocomilan]

Anyone who's ever docked a boat med style, can see the skipper has no clue what the hell is he doing. No idea what to do with the twin engine and how to use them in his favor. Rolling his wheel way too much for catamaran. Crew is not prepared at all, pushing the boat of the pier with their legs is a bad idea too, with no fenders on the stern and on the sides... They failed to prepare, thus they were prepared to fail.🤕

[@volkerkonig9376]

docking backwards with strong wind on the pier ( and therefore with the wind from stern) is difficult and not for the fainthearted. But even this not so expierienced skipper made it nearly perfect in his second and final docking. But only nearly: 1.) it was a big crew with lots of men. But crew- management was lacking completely. And this is the job of the skipper. 2.) only one Fender on the side. 3.) when docking the second time the import port- sternline wasn't ready at all, moreover I didn't see a crewmember ready to threw it. 3.) with the port- sternline fixed first ( the strong wind had a port-tendency)the skipper could hold the yacht with the engine ( 2 of them)away and perpendicular from the pier. 4.) nobody was looking for the important mooringline to fix the bow( missing crew- management). Nevertheless, it was difficult to dock rearwards with a strong wind on the dock. Why not docking forward ? The boat is much more controllable ( especially with two engines) and if you organised to throw the bow- lines( crew- management!) you can get hold of the mooringline with no problem and fix the stern. Much easier!

[@seekerstan]

I would have anchored wherever best and used the tender to land the passengers. Dock the boat later when the wind dies down.

[@marsmellow1589]

The wind was not from the stern but from the bow.

[@volkerkonig9376]

@@marsmellow1589 you are perfectly right. Idioten mistake from me

[@marsmellow1589]

@@volkerkonig9376 No, that was the Captain of the yacht ;)

[@fukkyoutube]

docking a million dollar yacht is not a 3rd times a charm situation

[@shylaconrad]

I know nothing about boating but this was painful to watch. Felt so bad for the boats on either side.

[@CheersWarren]

There is clearly plenty of staff around , the charter company should have its own personnel available . Med style mooring is very tricky without a good bit of practice . I’m sure it’s all charter company boat but the charters have to pay for damage!

[@maxedww]

That's a very strong wind. Not easy.

[@hadiskendic5260]

Think with the Wind and the Wind ist you'r friend 😅

[@icedfrozenstory]

Because they have no girls onboard 😂

[@SoundzAlive1]

I might have dropped anchor and slowly with control reversed. I have never been to the Med so is that an option here? Speed is your friend in high winds going into the wind or side on but going with the wind it is too dangerous. André in Sydney

[@volkerkonig9376]

I think this could be a solution. The only risk is that the anchor get tangled with some lines or chaines of the mooring- line installation on ground of the harbour. So you should throw the anchor as far as possible away from the pier.

[@bertram5798]

How about going in bow first?

[@chrisyarnold6205]

How about not going in at all, and dropping the anchor at an anchorage for the night.

[@erisversini7301]

@@bertram5798 You are right. With that wind pushing against the dock the only smart option is going in with the bow. You can even stand still on the spot by just reversing the engine

[@blueocean2510]

Go astern, ( reverse)

[@jimmunro4649]

Would been better dropped anchor in bay until wind drop

[@bernardlanguillier7970]

Not easy with such strong winds and a high windage boat like this cat... I am sure that the people watching and screaming don't help either. The skipper and crew probably lack experience as the basic strategy to enter the slot seems flawed. Basic idea should be to back against the wind into the slot from right to left with a target landing location very close to the left boat to compensate for wind drift towards the right. I am not sure whether they dropped the anchor at some point while going back in, but I understand it's normally part of the procedure for med mooring isn't it?

[@christiansymonds]

Everyone is an expert and judge. 🙄

[@bryannonya9769]

awww thanks mr helpy

[@koroskaforever]

In Croatia marinas you do not use anchor for med mooring. You must use prepared mooring lines fixed on concrete block on the seabed. Yes, it is wery hard to moore in a such windy condition, but crew was completly unprepared. Skiper must aware that and he can call charter or port to help him.

[@TheGamingNorwegian]

That was alot of wind, so i sort of get it. And while i havent docked a catamaran, i feel like many are to scared to actually use their engines properly. When its lined up just force the boat backwards so it gets momentum, as soon as youre beside another boat then slow down as the boats on your sides will both catch the wind and can help guide you in. I would not want to dock here without any boats beside me tho...

[@HippieSailor]

Get a freaking skipper if you can't handle the boat...

[@svbettybelle]

Lack of commandment to the crew…. And lack of planning in such wind force. Drop the anchor with a snubber, and wait for the wind to settle. If the anchor is suitable and holding ofc. Hole in the hull above the water line. Easy fixable.

[@-Bigjordan]

only a experienced captain would have attempted that did well with just a few scratches.

[@daveellis5100]

Recorded horizontally:)

[@kensyikosia2081]

Is he drunk. By the looks of it I think he is. You don't go that fast when docking😮😡😡😡

[@michelrodrigues110]

Drinking, drugs and rental boats make Croatia an nightmare.

[@benji2829]

This captain is obviously drunk. Simple solution would be to pop it on the drift whilst medium throttle on a tight cambered roll around, drop the Portside anchor then unhinge the roller clamps from the tangent cable

[@tka1528]

What the hell is the capt. drunk?

[@gianmircocrippa268]

Non basta essere ricchi per sapere guidare 😢

[@pierpalumbo415]

man what a mess!... nāo se pode extrair alguma minima boa liçāo de marinharia desse episódio... vento forte... onde?? O camarada na proa nāo atuante. Filmagem bastante ruim, mas aprovei o cameramem com nota 5.5. Nada dramatico, apenas um dia de "Confusāo na Disney"

[@jcb8779]

What a mess, luckily the wind is not across, imagine . The two other boats were very kind with this very dumb captain.

[@1tanou]

Wind from the bow is actually even a bit trickier.

[@motorbiking18650]

windward line first. No point in getting the down wind line on first it just makes it worse

[@davebrunson125]

Those are bad conditions, been there done that. Just bow in, you have more control forward the reverse. The crew on the dock made it worse

[@type1krush205]

2 THINGS : FIRSTLY THE SKIPPER SHOULD HAVE USED THE WIND TO HIS ADVANTAGE BY JUST MOTORING INTO IT GENTLY......SOMETIMES JUST HIT THE ENGINES INTO NEUTRAL AND SEE HOW THE WIND IS EFFECTING THE BOAT ? SECONDLY THE BOAT TO HIS PORT SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED AS THE PRIMARY LINE CONTROL AS THE WIND WILL DO THE STARBOARD MANOEUVRING REQUIRED TO SET THE MOORING LINES SO BEST BET IS MAYBE SEND A CREWMEMBER ASHORE ON A TENDER ?

[@daisaigaming6836]

The wind was even headon, which makes it very easy.

[@FTATF]

Not really, as soon as you slip to one side or the other it grabs the bow and pushes it. If it was stern on it would be easier. Terrible conditions I doubt a lot of well experienced sailors would have attempted that.

[@polok890]

You scratched my boat

[@1tanou]

You touch my tralala

[@sailingtroublemaker]

@chrisyarnold6205 I agree. Sometimes balancing the experience, the knowledge of the boat (maybe poor) and the weather conditions the best he could do was tuck into a bay and wait for better conditions. There is a mentality among juvenile sailors that the city quay or marina is the safer place to go, it might be IF the weather is still fair otherwise it could be a nightmare. Well, there will be a lot lessons learned and some money spent.

[@bryannonya9769]

the guy driving is clearly in his 60s, not a juvy. its easy to arm chair sail, good job at it.

[@gooddeedssailing]

No anchor on the run in and why did they release the windward mooring line allowing the bow to swing?

[@user-si1dl4ed6g]

Lazy lines so no anchor required.

[@user-up5un8si3x]

Captain from Lidl!!!

[@skippers8783]

With such strong wind better cancel arrival and wait for wind to calm down

[@mariosavva999]

Oh dear. Stick with Monohull

[@albertofourie3294]

One fender on starboard! Hope this so-called "Captain" was fined for "recklessness & endangerment" and stripped of any qualification he has!

[@ycplum7062]

Did some dinghy sailing. Never operated a power boat. In my expert opinion, they should have lowered the dinghy to get a capable captain to dock the boat. Even I can see the captain was way too heavy handed with the motor.

[@vincenzogorgone7733]

A Trapani non potrebbero mai armeggiare... assistenza con tender no?? Dio aiutaci

[@Dr.Schulz_Berlin]

Some do say charter a boat is expensive...here you can see....no..its far to cheap.

[@onelayt]

foolish captain

[@philippedefontenoy6876]

Marin du dimanche !!!!!!

[@skippy-rj5jd]

and all because idiots don't want to pay for a professional skipper.

[@drakzar82]

I dont know why an other capitain more experienced jump into the catamaran. To do de doaking in this time . With strong wind, its bot a good a idea to practice ??

[@drakzar82]

I dont know i mean

[@bkluex5818]

Good things takes planning, bad things happens by themselves.... It seems that the skipper does not know his resources....(Ability determines what is allowed). At 0:22, they just had to change the stern line from starboard to port, give throttle forward at the starboard engine and after straighten its drifting slowly back with the wind-support into the dock and can be stoped with both engine forward.....

[@p0l0us]

It was also my first idea. Even, just pushing starboard forward and port backwards gently should point the bow upwind. And using fenders & other cat just let it slide back. But, as we see, both engines are off at that moment until the boat is turned by win 90deg. It seems they had mooring line in the prop or something - notice the guy on the shore holding the line at 0:55 commenting it. So I assume, they can't use engine before they released the prop, then wen backwards - away from the line. We didn't see the first attempt unfortunately...

[@davidcogan9163]

Looks like they need better boat handling skills

[@jimmunro4649]

See it been on piss trip why so many guys

[@tonyhill3786]

That's on the marina, Why would you have anyone dock on a windy day around a brand new boat? Or really why would you bring a boat in without sending a skip out to give them a hand.

[@boatingmania]

No skips around to be bothered to help I think. Busy afternoon at the marina!

[@rizendell]

It's not on the marina. What a BS comment. The captain is ALWAYS responsible to avoid a collision. Drouge/sea anchor should have been out to control speed and position while backing with heavy wind into a narrow slip.

[@thereisender]

unglaublich, so viele Personen an Bord und der Skipper teilt niemanden ein ?

[@user-ym6rx3di4g]

what so many people are doing without coordination? no anchor used ?? why?

[@koroskaforever]

In most marina in Croatia you must not use the ancor during med mooring. As I wrote, they have prepared mooring lines conected to concrete block “corpomorto” on seabed and pier. Marinero pull this mooring line, crew member catch the line with hook and tide down usually on the bow hitch - when you med mooring. Bye

[@steveedlund3218]

Anybody get their insurance info 😢

[@cats-stories]

Nice Job 😂

[@pwedza]

maybe one day the Euros will think to build some finger piers.. or maybe they like collective damage 🤷‍♂️

[@mahealanihawaii9830]

The dumbest crew. They have no idea how a boat works in the wind. That was an easy job for a trained crew.

[@Erre0809]

Ma in queste condizioni, se non sei esperto, stai alla fonda e aspetta che il vento si calmi 🥴

[@IvanMidwing]

😮

[@mavoldnl2376]

She's ok

[@leonaessens4399]

What an embarrassing circus all around. A "charter captain?" Right. I am an Airbus A380 captain, here I come. Crashing still amounts to the same thing as "landing", right? The boat charter industry is a joke. Don't these people have to provide some kind of proof of proficiency, or is that just something you buy over the counter at the chandlers? This was also a case of too many cooks in the kitchen. No-one here could claim honours...

[@JPerry-jw9ik]

Any landing that you walk away from is a success! Same goes for docking. ;)

[@petrbrukner3355]

unfortunatelly, these are my "fellow" czech countrymen ... typical example, piggy bodies, lot of alcohol on board, nothing is a problem, because we have Netflix and internet access, which makes us masters of the universe. And we proudly display our flag, so that the rest of the world knows what bunch of a holes we are ... I am sorry for this, please believe, not all the czech yachtsmen are the same ...

[@cyspearfishing]

A wanky wanky skipper:)😅

[@pat8676]

A absolut Desaster how charter companies Check they're customers in Med Countries Many of them sail with one person with a license, but not even one has an adequate experience to Handel a sailing boat. And for all sailors around is just luck or bad luck when they throw they ancor through the bay.....😡 Money first.....

[@jacekwronkowski5495]

Conditions for this particular spot were NOT difficult. Wind from the bow actually helps, LOTS of space - I'd fit another monohull there. Skipper shouldn't be allowed to drive a shop basket on an empty parking lot. And his crew management is as good as his botat handling. Totally irresponsible. Lifelong ban in all the charter companies.

[@johan8724]

Bad winds don't dock

[@normenhammer8341]

Und ich dachte immer, man benötigt zum Chartern eines Bootes einen Qualifikationsnachweis.

[@samsails9820]

Anchor and wait out

[@lukaszs4699]

Terrible... Using Catamaran it is impossible to not to be able to park

[@hadiskendic5260]

Fail Position every time he dont think about wind to glide

[@murrdawgsmurray1256]

Have another rum and coke Captain! Oh the first world problems we have!

[@sonnypanasonysimsonitrubsoni]

A mogao je lijepo u neku uvalu di nema vjetra 🙆‍♂️

[@Dr.rothmann]

😂😅

[@TChalla007]

Too much talking and poor execution.

[@user-zp1lr7vh6y]

des charlots

[@pwedza]

mistakes were made….

[@kolos1514]

он пьяный что ли?

[@user-gi7pe9ss8e]

Они что,в говно пьяные все там?)

[@MrJiwer]

Dock like that and you usually have cops checking your whole boat for drugs.

[@user-tf6ny2kp9m]

🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌

[@AlexMotan1]

The 8 Stooges at work

[@lordhamercy9098]

Ship of fools

[@dummylopez6094]

a disaster

[@davesheffield3620]

Clueless!

[@martinpalomo7237]

bad captain,,,,its true

[@Lilou34650]

Horrible

[@sdzachar]

Very bad pilot Unacceptable Need to practice pulling out the docs and backing in. It takes a lot of practice cannot go sailing and hope and see if you do not know these things, let’s go be professional, a man or a woman. They don’t even have enough fence put around the boat.