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Great job on your bottom paint. It's good to know about the great folks at the Napa Valley marima.

One comment for future viewers for your “home slip”. One can have the dock spring line TIED/SECURED to dock cleat, and the bitter end of said line attached to a mooring float pole. Come back to dock, grab float pole, haul in, place the eye loop on winch. Easy peasy. Just have to make sure float pole is floating close to dock, which is trivial is most of the dock line is dropped onto dock at departure. Work smarter, not harder.

Awesome video 🎉

High drama on the high seas!

The shown approach does not give you any control of the bow; in stronger wind (from port) you will have no way of keeping the bow against the pier. The line you are using needs to be attached in the best of cases midship, or possibly even at the bow. Still have the loop in the cockpit (use boat hook) and the use the winch as previoisly. By using starboard rudder, you can push the stern to the pier (vary the angle to balance the force). With appropriate engine revolutions, you can keep the bow against the pier. If you run the line from midship, the combination of engine and rudder provides a beautifull balance under virtually all conditions. You need, however, to be able ti fix the tiller in a starboard condition (use a short line dor this).`

I absolutely disagree with you leaving the boat for any reason bedore it is securely moored. This is absolutely WRONG, and you may loose the boat entirely.

I have a suggestion. 1) come into the dock slowly. You need just enough speed to maintain steerage. 2) come in at a bow in angle to the dock. Assuming you have a right hand prop, stop the boat with a pulse of reverse. Prop walk will pull the stern in. Put the engine in neutral. 3) Toss the stern line onto the dock or have it led forward to the lifeline gate - make sure it is not a tripping hazard. 4) walk forward and step off the boat onto the dock and secure your midship line. It is a good idea to have all lines set up so you don't have tripping hazards. 5) walk either forward or aft depending on which end of the boat is moving most and secure that dock line. Don't overdo securing the ends of the boat at this point because if you pull the bow in, the stern will swing out and vice versa. Just get the first line secures so the boat is safe. 6) walk to the other end of the boat and secure the final line. Things not to do - Don't jump off the boat, don't run. Leaving the dock with a small boat like yours. 1) Set the boat up for moving in reverse allowing for wind/current. 2) From the dock untie bow and stern lines then midship line(s) and put all lines aboard the boat, particularly the stern line so it can't go over the side and foul the prop 3) I like to walk the boat back until my lifeline gate is at the end of the finger pier 4) Push the stern out and step aboard. How much you push depends on wind/current 5) walk to the cockpit and put the engine in gear in reverse at idle. Keeping the throttle at idle minimizes prop walk. 5) drive the boat the rest of the way out of the slip and make a back and fill turn into the fairway. On a larger boat it is even easier. The procedure for docking is - Have Captain and crew dock the boat while you sip the beverage of your choice in the owner's cockpit.

I have a line that is fixed on a cleat on the dock with a loop that has a lighter yellow line on a hook on the outermost pile . This is a springer that I can grab from the pile and get onto a cleat about midship , then just leave a bit of forward on while I grab the for and aft proper mooring lines . Works most of the time !!

I think this is one of the most challenging things when starting sailing (like I am). Great vid. Good to try and work out the way my boat handles prop walk now!

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Nice, Sierra & Oyster Point. I fish and ride my ebike in that area…

Great tip!!!!

I've never owned a sailboat in San Francisco, but I did have a little Boston Whaler for a number of years that I moored at Pier 39. I often motored across the bay to Sausalito for lunch and would be caught completely off guard coming back in the afternoon during a strong incoming/outgoing tide. It really gets wild out there at times.

awesome video. i can't wait to get a sailboat and be able to do the same thing. that 1st overnight will probably be a sleepless 1 for me lol

dude! i finally found your channel again! i'm subscribed, and turned all notifications on, but stupid RUclips hasn't ever sent me any notifications for your channel, and i couldn't remember the name of your channel cuz i suuuuck at names. the 1 good thing to come out of RUclips being stupid: i now have 24 of your videos i can watch 🎉

Nice action... good that you repeat this action over and over, would loved to have seen this in rougher weather... 👍

Thanks for the honest recap of a day on the water. So many commentors I suspect with tons of advice, but you've shown the most important thing. The willingness to learn. Hope to meet out on the water one day.

Found you the other day, and am impressed. You learned alot, quickly in these videos. Some gifts from a 100 to skipper and ASA instructor: #1Neutral is your friend. Use your momentum. #2 Don't steer the bow. Steer the space between the mast and shrouds. #3 Your Erickson backs to Port, use that gift. Never plan to back to Starboard from a standing start; use the Port prop walk to slow your approach and bring your boat stern in close at the same time when docking. "Blow"dega Bay and Oyster Point (windy 'cause San Leandro sucks) are famous as big wind area. Good luck, see you on the water.

Edward, this is almost all wrong (although I admire your confidence in showing it). Let me try here: 1. Prepare your starboard stern line with a bowline loop at the end 2. Go in reverse to see and control position and speed 3. When boat has stopped in position, put engine in forward and drop the loop onto the cleat, or step out to do it if can’t reach from the boat 4. Engine will pull ahead and keep the boat pressed to the pier while you tie the other lines. I’ve done it hundreds of times and in strong winds too.

"Shoot the hull with a 9mm pistol to see how thick it was"😂 Who?

Great video. I have a black one and my wife had the green. They have been better then expected bikes we love them and hope for years of enjoyment out of them. Thank you for the video showing how versatile and portable transportation they can be.

sailed from bodega to richmond, overnighted in drakes bay myself. just off the point reyes turn, my boom folded in half due to unseen corrosion at the mainsheet attachment points. 😬total sh*tshow. my firstmate was curled up in the fetal position in the bottom of the cockpit, as sick as ive ever seen a man. earpatches and all. anyhoo, made it! hardest thing was talking to my gf on the phone (mysteriously we had service off the point) and trying not to betray the total panic i was feeling. i had radioed the coast guard and they basically said call back when youre taking on water. oh yeah the motor was dead. so i know your fear a bit, yes.

I keep the line as a loop. One end is secured on slightly aft of midship cleat and other end secured to a cleat a bit forward of aft. It's pre measured for my slip and it pulls from midship and aft as the loop tightens and it becomes an aft tie and a spring in one. Like a triangle with two corners on boat one corner is dock cleat.

This is great and exactly what I was looking for. I’m going out today to practice this in my new Catalina 22. I’m a beginner and will mostly single hand my boat.

Nice video. I will say if you had gone in where you were, could have been bad. The currents that close to the bridge are powerful. Thanks for the post.

I’m found that leaving Napa on an outgoing tide can be problematic. The channel is shallow in many places and a falling tide if you run aground can be more than a bit troublesome. We always go to and come back from Napa on a raising tide. That’s works for us. Best wishes.

Using a winch instead of a cleat - asking for troubles.

Isn't this a midship spring line just more aft?

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Beautiful adventure!

I can’t see any fenders down on either boat!! Why is this? Surely it’s inviting damage? Thanks for posting… really illustrates the effect of prop walk … subscribed!

Just subscribed! Can’t wait to watch all the content😃

Thank you for sharing this vid.

Thank goodness you’re alright. Thanks also for sharing. You may save one of our lives with this information 🙏🏼💕

Thanks so much taking the time to post this. This was just the video I was searching for as I am new to sailing. I am hoping to perfect this technique since most of my sailing will be solo.

Good video, I hope your friend is an accomplished sailor. Never assume whomever is with you will be able to heave too and get turned around to retrieve you if in the water.

Everything I've learned, I've learned from my mistakes... usually, there was blood involved.... you got off easy.... and it looked like fun.

My Advice. get the Chapmans book and study it particularly the parts of how to handle problems at sea. I brought my E 38 from Ventura to SF bay and had big issues at point conception. We had a leak a d I was able to do exactly all the proper steps , All because the Chapmans boater safety stuff was trained into me. We resolved all the issues at sea. Cleared the pumps found and fixed the leak.

Moon Dancer Ericson 38 , Sailing SF Bay since 1969 , Motor on? "When in doubt let it out" You met "The slot" SF bay hours of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror.

New sub here. Love these video's for all things to forget / goes wrong while sailing. So recognizable!

Nice to see other people struggling too.😉 Thank you for the video Edward, very helpful.👍

How many amps on that dcdc converter? 50 amp max on motor? So 50 amp at 24 watts? Can't be right.. I'm only seeing 50 amp converters for more than a hundred dollars. Which do I get?

Seven knots coming out of Mare Island strait? Maybe sailing speed + current = seven knots on gps.

"For a journey to count as an adventure, at some stage you have to wish you weren't on it. Otherwise it's just a holiday". (Dylan Winter, in this video: ruclips.net/video/1mvTVrP-FAs/видео.html&lc=UgwIZ1qObwXUS4fmYQV4AaABAg Just came to mind, as you had a beer & discussed how you could have died. 👍

My advice is to go stern first and do the same with the stern line. You see more, the boat goes better against the wind with stern first because it's the heavier part and you will have more time to tie it up not worrying you will hit the dock. There is also a technique of coiling up your stern line and splitting the coil in your both hands, once you are ready to throw, just throw both coils in your hands like you would be casting a net or passing a basketball around the dock's cleat. It takes some practice but works more often than not. Good luck with your practice.

Nothing like being berated by crusty RUclips sailors. Nice commentary! 👍

Thought about going in stern-to?

Nicely done! Thanks for the tip on Google Earth Studio, you used it to good effect.

Well done for trying something new. I recommend “steer, throttle, neutral” Always approach approx bow to 1st third of dock and come in at 35 degrees angle.. Secure your line as you did. The only time you come straight in is with wind up your stern.. And finally, don’t be afraid of using the power of your engine

wouldn`t it be easier stern-to?