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Right, left and reverse? Never heard that on s vessel😀 As a sailor or Captain you say port, starboard, astern and ahead😉😀

I operate my 48ft mollenkruiser alone through 800 locks in France so far

This is great but what time are the bridges open this year?

Thank you Caley Cruisers for this vid! Can you say what kind of cruiser this is? Make and model? It's a fabulous looking boat!

Greetings Earthlings from FLAT EARTH Highlands of Scotland

Greetings Earthlings from FLAT EARTH Highlands of Scotland

What make and model was that boat?

Mmm. You may also want to consider ensuring you have fenders on both sides of your boat. Boat and lock brick or concrete don't mix especially if you want a few deep scratches in your gel coat.

I enjoyed this video. Very informative.

ironic that most commercial tugs these days don't have rudders..? eh..! just sayin..cough..voit schnieder..cough..!

I have never understood this "300 m from the shore" talk. Loch Ness is very deep indeed and has very few underwater obstructuions.

Remember, when the wind is behind you, make fast at the rear of the boat first. When the wind is in front of you, make fast the front line first. In both cases, the wind will blow you on to the dock.

nice one

@webmasterbou8be I am a commercial tugboat skipper, not a donkey with a yacht. A skipper who neglects the rudder while backing is not getting the most out of his boat.

a bow thruster and if you listen very carefully you hear I use it. a few times. Would that be because the boat responded very well to it's rudder in reverse?. Now don't worry. I noticed most boats from Caley Cruisers have them too. :-) So have fun watching my - ahem - skills lol. I am NOT an experienced skipper, drove a lot of pleasure craft but never did the mooring approach, until then... watch?v=KQje1vBb0Ts

In other words, the propeller will work as a wheel under a car or bike or anything else with wheels under. This is a video of my own boating holiday on the Norfolk Broads this year, where I am attempting to manouvre the boat backwards in the "box". My approach is actually wrong, the stern should already be pointing to the box, but that wasn't the case, because I wanted to go into the bigger "port" where the bigger boat is coming out, so I had to change my plans. The boat was equipped with

@petespencer23 The man giving the instructions in the video is right. In this case the boat has a propeller that goes counter clockwise when the gear is in forward, which will also cause the stern tending to want to port (to the left. If you go in reverse with this boat the propeller will turn clockwise and make the stern go to starboard (to the right) even with your rudder fully extend to port. In Dutch it's called "wielweking" (wheel working) which explains it better than the word "prop wash"

@HRCREPSOL Good point on that!!The think is most of these people are landlubbers and not sea wolfs like you and me.

You would be wise to put the fenders out FIRST to reduce possible damage to the vessel, not after!..in case of wash from another vessel or wind on when approaching the berth!

Why would you tell people not to steer in reverse? That boat was obviously following its rudder as soon as you had some way on in reverse. There are very few boats that don't follow their rudder to some degree when backing even short distances.

The most important thing to remember: Never approach anything any faster than you're comfortable hitting it!