I learn a lot every time I watch one of your videos. I'm in the process of buying my first boat. Twin screw Trawler. Only used a sail boat before. This will be an adventure. As for using a piling to pivot: The delivery Captain I recently sailed with says, "that's what rub rails are for".
Chris, I like what you said about bow thrusters, and I see too many use them as a crutch. I have a 1992 50' yacht that does not have thrusters. I learned to use the wind as my thruster, and don't think I'll ever need thrusters with twin sticks, as they are plenty sufficient, though they are welcome if I were to lose an engine. If I had a larger single screw, I would want both bow and stern thrusters, but they're not necessary with twin sticks if you learn that both pilings, and the wind, can be your friend. Well done though.
rabukan 58 i agree that too many captains having a double engine boat rely everything on the bowthruster. If he used the starboard engine in forward for just one second when he was entering the pile to straighten the boat than it was a lot more easier to get in.
But we all didn’t start with that skill. It takes practice after learning what is “supposed” to happen. And. understanding how wind and tide effect our boat’s maneuverability is important too. Practice is essential until it becomes muscle memory. For someone starting out as a first time boater in their retirement years it may not be as easy as someone who grew up around boats. But we can all learn in our own way.
I think you are helping a lot of people here. I also think people seem to be afraid to "practice". I just got this new to me 72 so my wife and I spent a few hours just pulling in and out of our slip to get a feel for how the boat handles and the nuances of communicating on a boat this size. So I will add: don't be afraid to practice.
As you say, no shouting, always a sign that all is well. Its an useful exercise to try that again using just one engine and no bow thruster. Its good to have everything working, but sometimes, just sometimes we're not that fortunate. I often practice a single engine entry into a berth, but its usually forced on me!
Michael Powell thanks for watching and for your comments. Please understand that we were merely watching from the dock. Have no idea who this boater is but the crew did a great job and we wanted to share that others may see how it’s done. We don’t script our videos but sometimes we get lucky enough to capture a nice docking.
Hi Michael, I always practice single engine moorings... only got one engine ;-) When reversing into a "box" that means reversing a few meters and then giving a tad of forward thrust to straighten/align the boat again and then reverse some more. You do it the same way on one engine ?
Very skilled captain. Thank you for sharing this an making great commentary. I and many others have learned a lot through your videos. It is a beautiful yacht aswell.
Single screw, no thrusters here. Do it often enough and you will know how to handle it. Tried a bigger boat with twin screws and it felt like cheating in comparison.. never thought of adding thrusters since lol
Paper charts, binoculars and look out the window. No batteries required. Yup. That’s really my favorite. I will work with whatever technology my client has aboard but I prefer to keep it simple.
Fine job!! Cap Chris, do you know what this boat is?? She’s a beauty!! I wish you’d name the boats you video, or let us know in the vid description. Love your channel... you know your sh*t!! lol
When I first posted this I truly was not certain of the brand etc. Since posting this video we met the owners at a TrawlerFest. This beautiful yacht is a 56 Alaskan. 2009 with twin C7 Cats with just a bow thruster. This was only his first time out without help I believe.
@@AskCaptainChris Nice to meet you as well. Hope you gave him a beer for that effort. I've watched some hopeless cases at our marina. Some of them had their boats for many years. One put a new V Six feet into the dock. When people see him coming, they move out of harms way with cameras and phones' at ready lol.
Sena and Eartec are the top more popular headsets among the cruising crowd. Sena makes something called Marriage Savers. www.cruisingsolutions.com/collections/marriage-savers
We merely captured someone docking, using all the tools he had aboard. Didn’t know him when we videotaped. When we are teaching we do teach with and without thrusters. Good suggestion to know how to handle your boat.
Yes the bow thruster made the docking easier. The wind was still a factor, learn to use your assets, in this case his crew was prepared and the thruster was helpful.
Maybe you understand how fetch works? So, yeah. No waves in protected harbors where a sea wall or bulkhead will stop the wave action. And funny how some will complain for all the noise in my mic from the wind. Or others say there is merely a breeze.
@@AskCaptainChris it's just that I trailer up near the mouth of a river with serious current and often a serious wind from starboard with choppy water and was looking for advice as it's very difficult not to damage the boat. Nowhere on youtube can I find 30+kmh cross wind on chop and current 😁. Sorry if I offended
Crisis what Crisis easy when you know how they should be used. But not easy if it’s a new to you boat or you’ve never driven something this large or you aren’t familiar yet with how your boat responds....or worse yet, when the thrusters fail- and they do. Practice makes it easy. Thanks for watching.
Ask Captain Chris from the video obviously the skipper knows how to use a bow-thruster, and it doesn’t appear to be broken or malfunctioning, is it a new boat to the skipper, or is he unfamiliar with its handling ? as for the title of the video, looking at both flags it appears slight winds with medium gusts would be more appropriate, thanks for making the video keep making the m
Crisis what Crisis Yes. As I’ve said before in another comment- we did not know this boater when we caught this video of him docking. Months later we met him at TrawlerFest and discovered this was only his second docking. New boat to he and his crew. And yes, There is strong wind. Hear it in the mike? Realize that the nearby building behind me as well as the surrounding boats are breaking up the wind, even funneling it in places but it’s still there. And even the lightest wind effects a large boat like the one docking. No, it’s not hurricane force wind but then again, you shouldn’t be BOATING in hurricane force winds. So if anyone wants to really learn some things about boating, docking, etc then please, by all means keep watching. Thanks for understanding the purpose of this channel. We get no $$ for these videos so please don’t think we use click bait. In fact, we prefer that those who look for drama would look elsewhere. This channels is for those who want to learn and ask questions...as you can see we answer all reasonable questions. 👍🏼
Ask Captain Chris thanks for your more in depth response regarding the experience of the skipper and his hours of course experience on this boat, I’m aware of the effect of wind on a boat especially with a large surface area to the wind even with the building behind you to possibly shield the wind or funnel as you suggest, having watched the video again, I still dont see any sign of high wind, looking at the wind generator behind both boats, surface waves and as mentioned in my previous post the flags would suggest the wind is quite low, having said that I am not questioning your interpretation of wind speed etc, please do not take my opinion / comments the wrong way, it’s not intended to offend, just my observations. I will continue to watch, your videos, how much I learn from them is debatable, probably best I don’t comment for fear of upsetting you. ✌🏼
Kim O'Brien we have 60 to 90 minute videos on Docking, Anchoring, Locking Through, Bridges and more topics all with much more details than these short unedited clips you see here on our UA-cam channel. For streaming go to Vimeo right here: vimeo.com/askcaptainchris for DVDs and more go to our ships store here: www.captainchrisshipstore.com Thanks for watching 😎
Stefan Knorsch thanks for watching and for your comments. Understand that this is a teaching channel- not a thriller, look-at-the -worst-thing-you-can-imagine channel. Wind is strong in each of these videos that you are watching... and commenting about. Yes. There is strong wind. Hear it in the mike. Not hurricane force wind but then again, you shouldn’t be BOATING in hurricane force winds. So if you’d really like to learn some things about boating, docking, etc then please, by all means keep watching. But do NOT keep making negative comments that are of no help to those who want to learn. Thanks for understanding the purpose of this channel.
@@AskCaptainChris Then "docking with light crosswind" would have been the right title. These are no high winds! This is click baiting. Docking at high winds looks like this here. ua-cam.com/video/y8NXbGrHhck/v-deo.html
I’d suggest it’s a bit of both. Camera wind noise isn’t indicative of high winds, just an unprotected microphone and a specific angle of wind across the camera. For a better idea check out the wind turbine on a high pole on one of the moored boats upwind of them. It’s not whizzing around like a mad thing. For me that is a far better wind indicator. Most importantly is a good crew briefing, it alleviates the need for all that shouting and hollering (thought I’d drop in some American vernacular). Plus a “what’s your escape plan” if it all starts to go wrong. I love the way the boat is built with the rubbing strip to slide against the poles. Very rare in our country, we just need lots of fenders.
Great technique and one I recently began using. Get the boat backing into the wind and powering the bow upwind on the pivot. Beautiful docking!
I learn a lot every time I watch one of your videos. I'm in the process of buying my first boat. Twin screw Trawler. Only used a sail boat before. This will be an adventure. As for using a piling to pivot:
The delivery Captain I recently sailed with says, "that's what rub rails are for".
You may want to consider some of our training videos that you can stream on Vimeo rent or purchase www.captainchrisyachtservices.com/education/
Great Job Skipper !!!!!!!
Docked it like a Pro!
Give the captain a well-done!
Excellent video.....more like this Captian Chris !!!.
We try.
What a beautiful boat!
Wow! What precision.
Chris, I like what you said about bow thrusters, and I see too many use them as a crutch. I have a 1992 50' yacht that does not have thrusters. I learned to use the wind as my thruster, and don't think I'll ever need thrusters with twin sticks, as they are plenty sufficient, though they are welcome if I were to lose an engine. If I had a larger single screw, I would want both bow and stern thrusters, but they're not necessary with twin sticks if you learn that both pilings, and the wind, can be your friend. Well done though.
I got a 72 with no thrusters. don't need them. I commend you for being in the no thruster club
rabukan 58 i agree that too many captains having a double engine boat rely everything on the bowthruster. If he used the starboard engine in forward for just one second when he was entering the pile to straighten the boat than it was a lot more easier to get in.
it really isn't that hard. You can even walk a boat sideways if you have twins
But we all didn’t start with that skill. It takes practice after learning what is “supposed” to happen. And. understanding how wind and tide effect our boat’s maneuverability is important too. Practice is essential until it becomes muscle memory. For someone starting out as a first time boater in their retirement years it may not be as easy as someone who grew up around boats. But we can all learn in our own way.
I think you are helping a lot of people here. I also think people seem to be afraid to "practice". I just got this new to me 72 so my wife and I spent a few hours just pulling in and out of our slip to get a feel for how the boat handles and the nuances of communicating on a boat this size. So I will add: don't be afraid to practice.
As you say, no shouting, always a sign that all is well. Its an useful exercise to try that again using just one engine and no bow thruster. Its good to have everything working, but sometimes, just sometimes we're not that fortunate. I often practice a single engine entry into a berth, but its usually forced on me!
Michael Powell thanks for watching and for your comments. Please understand that we were merely watching from the dock. Have no idea who this boater is but the crew did a great job and we wanted to share that others may see how it’s done. We don’t script our videos but sometimes we get lucky enough to capture a nice docking.
Hi Michael, I always practice single engine moorings... only got one engine ;-)
When reversing into a "box" that means reversing a few meters and then giving a tad of forward thrust to straighten/align the boat again and then reverse some more. You do it the same way on one engine ?
Good Cappy 👍...
Thanks 👍
Very skilled captain. Thank you for sharing this an making great commentary. I and many others have learned a lot through your videos. It is a beautiful yacht aswell.
👍🏼
Great job Skipper!
Great job!
Nicely done!
we stayed at Tidewater Yacht just last weekend. Nice Marina
Single screw, no thrusters here. Do it often enough and you will know how to handle it. Tried a bigger boat with twin screws and it felt like cheating in comparison.. never thought of adding thrusters since lol
Same here lol. If you have a good dock hand to cleat a line,you can use that to get her bow up wind.
Hi, really enjoy your videos. Question. What are your favorite nautical navigation apps for phone and iPad, from free to worth it’s money? Thanks.
Paper charts, binoculars and look out the window. No batteries required. Yup. That’s really my favorite. I will work with whatever technology my client has aboard but I prefer to keep it simple.
Oh and thanks for watching. Glad you enjoy our videos.
Well yes, that goes with out saying. As a commercial pilot I’ve learned to always have paper charts to backup what my digital wonders are showing me.
Fine job!! Cap Chris, do you know what this boat is?? She’s a beauty!! I wish you’d name the boats you video, or let us know in the vid description. Love your channel... you know your sh*t!! lol
When I first posted this I truly was not certain of the brand etc. Since posting this video we met the owners at a TrawlerFest. This beautiful yacht is a 56 Alaskan. 2009 with twin C7 Cats with just a bow thruster. This was only his first time out without help I believe.
@@AskCaptainChris She is definitely a beautiful classic yacht.
Is that a couple of ultra modern jet bikes😂😂😂😂
You guys can't fool me. He's done that before. Lol
Mike pech that was only his second docking back into a slip. We just met him at TrawlerFest. Nice to meet you!!
@@AskCaptainChris Nice to meet you as well. Hope you gave him a beer for that effort. I've watched some hopeless cases at our marina. Some of them had their boats for many years. One put a new V Six feet into the dock. When people see him coming, they move out of harms way with cameras and phones' at ready lol.
Mike pech 😎
Who is the maker of the boat?
Bob Saft it’s a beautiful boat and I wish I could tell you who built it. But I just don’t know this one.
Well done
I’m looking for headsets,any advice on what and where?
Sena and Eartec are the top more popular headsets among the cruising crowd. Sena makes something called Marriage Savers. www.cruisingsolutions.com/collections/marriage-savers
@@AskCaptainChris that’s a perfect name for them 😂 thanks
Try not using the bow truster
We merely captured someone docking, using all the tools he had aboard. Didn’t know him when we videotaped. When we are teaching we do teach with and without thrusters. Good suggestion to know how to handle your boat.
Excellent Job docking in the wind!!!
nashguy207 👍🏼
I’ll skill went out the window the second the egg beater starts
Don’t you wish you had one? Or two, bow and stern. Just using the tools that are aboard. And enjoying his boat.
Easy as pie because of the bow thruster.
Yes the bow thruster made the docking easier. The wind was still a factor, learn to use your assets, in this case his crew was prepared and the thruster was helpful.
Why do all boaters call a breeze "high winds". That water is flat
Maybe you understand how fetch works? So, yeah. No waves in protected harbors where a sea wall or bulkhead will stop the wave action. And funny how some will complain for all the noise in my mic from the wind. Or others say there is merely a breeze.
@@AskCaptainChris it's just that I trailer up near the mouth of a river with serious current and often a serious wind from starboard with choppy water and was looking for advice as it's very difficult not to damage the boat. Nowhere on youtube can I find 30+kmh cross wind on chop and current 😁. Sorry if I offended
Easily done with bow thrusters
Crisis what Crisis easy when you know how they should be used. But not easy if it’s a new to you boat or you’ve never driven something this large or you aren’t familiar yet with how your boat responds....or worse yet, when the thrusters fail- and they do. Practice makes it easy. Thanks for watching.
Ask Captain Chris from the video obviously the skipper knows how to use a bow-thruster, and it doesn’t appear to be broken or malfunctioning, is it a new boat to the skipper, or is he unfamiliar with its handling ? as for the title of the video, looking at both flags it appears slight winds with medium gusts would be more appropriate, thanks for making the video keep making the m
Crisis what Crisis Yes. As I’ve said before in another comment- we did not know this boater when we caught this video of him docking. Months later we met him at TrawlerFest and discovered this was only his second docking. New boat to he and his crew. And yes, There is strong wind. Hear it in the mike? Realize that the nearby building behind me as well as the surrounding boats are breaking up the wind, even funneling it in places but it’s still there. And even the lightest wind effects a large boat like the one docking. No, it’s not hurricane force wind but then again, you shouldn’t be BOATING in hurricane force winds. So if anyone wants to really learn some things about boating, docking, etc then please, by all means keep watching. Thanks for understanding the purpose of this channel. We get no $$ for these videos so please don’t think we use click bait. In fact, we prefer that those who look for drama would look elsewhere. This channels is for those who want to learn and ask questions...as you can see we answer all reasonable questions. 👍🏼
Ask Captain Chris thanks for your more in depth response regarding the experience of the skipper and his hours of course experience on this boat, I’m aware of the effect of wind on a boat especially with a large surface area to the wind even with the building behind you to possibly shield the wind or funnel as you suggest, having watched the video again, I still dont see any sign of high wind, looking at the wind generator behind both boats, surface waves and as mentioned in my previous post the flags would suggest the wind is quite low, having said that I am not questioning your interpretation of wind speed etc, please do not take my opinion / comments the wrong way, it’s not intended to offend, just my observations. I will continue to watch, your videos, how much I learn from them is debatable, probably best I don’t comment for fear of upsetting you. ✌🏼
Fear not 🖖🏼
If he's worried about what you're doing he shouldn't be at the helm
Will Scrudato I don’t think he was worried....at all.
I'd like to see how it's done without bow thrusters.
Kim O'Brien we have 60 to 90 minute videos on Docking, Anchoring, Locking Through, Bridges and more topics all with much more details than these short unedited clips you see here on our UA-cam channel. For streaming go to Vimeo right here: vimeo.com/askcaptainchris for DVDs and more go to our ships store here: www.captainchrisshipstore.com Thanks for watching 😎
Nice job that's hard to do
foreverfixin not hard if you practice and have a good deckhand.
Hey! That is my home town!
cme4brain11 we will be back up there this May. 👍🏼
Lousy dock hand as the line they are holding should have been used as a spring line.
There is no strong wind! Nothing special. Lame video.
Stefan Knorsch thanks for watching and for your comments. Understand that this is a teaching channel- not a thriller, look-at-the -worst-thing-you-can-imagine channel. Wind is strong in each of these videos that you are watching... and commenting about. Yes. There is strong wind. Hear it in the mike. Not hurricane force wind but then again, you shouldn’t be BOATING in hurricane force winds. So if you’d really like to learn some things about boating, docking, etc then please, by all means keep watching. But do NOT keep making negative comments that are of no help to those who want to learn. Thanks for understanding the purpose of this channel.
There’s an obvious wind Mr. know it all. Listen to Captain Chris - he knows what is talking about.
cubmixit thanks for the kind words. Glad you see value to watching!!
@@AskCaptainChris Then "docking with light crosswind" would have been the right title. These are no high winds! This is click baiting. Docking at high winds looks like this here. ua-cam.com/video/y8NXbGrHhck/v-deo.html
I’d suggest it’s a bit of both. Camera wind noise isn’t indicative of high winds, just an unprotected microphone and a specific angle of wind across the camera.
For a better idea check out the wind turbine on a high pole on one of the moored boats upwind of them. It’s not whizzing around like a mad thing. For me that is a far better wind indicator.
Most importantly is a good crew briefing, it alleviates the need for all that shouting and hollering (thought I’d drop in some American vernacular). Plus a “what’s your escape plan” if it all starts to go wrong.
I love the way the boat is built with the rubbing strip to slide against the poles. Very rare in our country, we just need lots of fenders.