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You've carried that a long distance, Chief...

Thank you for your show. Many of my friends cant figure out how i dock so well .Then i see and listen to you and i say yes it works. Going to trade schools i loved the class time because it explained the reasons why. Your show does the same. I m sure many thank you but do not say so.

My heart strings got pretty taut there Senior and something got in my eye. Well put. Thank you for sharing your experience, and know that I'm grateful to still be learning from you.

Thanks Shaun... excellent heart felt tribute to the somewhat unknown soldier. There is evidently much more going on with that story... spiritually. It was felt and remembered by too many in your honor guard, over too many years. God knows... Regarding the Coast Guard. It seems somewhat odd to me that they haven't given this branch of the military some bigger hardware. Why do I say that? Because the coast is the border and the border is where most wars are fought initially... and we are clearly in a war that has been going on for some years now. In fact, there really hasn't been a time when we haven't been at a war... somewhere. Gee, I wonder why that was???🤔 But this present war is now clearly at our doors and our borders. And yet they are the most poorly equipped part of our defenses. I really think the Coast Guard deserves a bigger budget with several destroyers as first responders. And I'm not talking about WWII style destroyers. I'm talking modern warfare equipment that can both detect and destroy unlawful massive tunnels under our coastal waterways. Of course, until Trump came along, backed by a part of the military that is not part of the military industrial complex... no President was ever really interested in protecting our borders. The fake Biden was a fine specimen of that. When I say 'specimen', I'm referring to what the doctor requires of his patients during his annual inspection. You know what I'm taking about... Let's hope they do the necessary... like what they are now re-doing at the land borders with Mexico. It's all about respect and honor... something worth living and dying for. Gord

Thanks for sharing this story. One from the heart! Took me back to my father's funeral where the. NYPD Honor Guard was present. They were amazing. God Bless to all that serve this great nation.

Captain, glad to see you are back, great tribute to those that lost their lives, gut wrenching watching you tell the story 😢….looking forward to future content. -Jim ⛵️⚓️

My apologies, I gave the wrong name of the Tanker that collided with the USCGC Blackthorn in my introduction. I was the SS Capricorn not the Calipso.

It's the highest honor to care for those who can not or have fallen. I'm sure Chares and others from that tragedy are smiling down on you as inspiration for your career. Thanks for paying it forward and sharing knowledge which will hopefully help keep us safe. I'm studying for my captains license so I can try and do the same someday.

"Calipso" or "Capricorn" ??? Which one was it?

This won't work for me. I'm on the west coast and when I come into the marina there is NEVER anyone there to help you. So I have to be stopped in neutral, and jump off the boat to tie off. That's when tying off to number two might be good. But now I'm leaving for Mexico and when I come into the marina there is ALWAYS someone ready to help, I never get off till tied up.

I love your video's, Best information on RUclips. Thank you

Boat Cleats are not in the middle of the boat

Your A Great Man. I have been boating for many years, and enjoy you confirming some of the things I do on my boat. You have also filled a gap or two. I know that I will learn much from. Thank You for sharing your knowledge.

First and only time I ever got sea sick was in 210 Ft CGC Decisive going down East Coast off of Cape Hatteras.....Chief took one look at me and told me to go to the rail....look for the Horizon. Love your videos....thanks for the knowledge.

Enjoying all your videos thus far....former Coast Guard myself...so appreciate your experience and references to your career!! Thanks

Very nice way to explain this. Well done! THank you.

I do see 1a and 2a on my navionics app. I’ll check the boat also next time I’m on it

Yeah he lost me on North up as well. Heads up makes a lot more sense. I don't need to take the time to figure out which way everything is oriented when I look out the window.

Excellent presentation and I love Home Depot! I think this is a fantastic teaching method... My Wife will definitely have a better understanding of how to maneuver the boat now.. "Steer from the Back:.

Your humility goes a long way toward making the message loud and clear. Many inflatable PFDs do not include a crotch strap which is mission critical. I recommend Spinlock PFDs. They are proven is the harshest offshore conditions..... AND they are comfortable! The waist strap should be tight enough that you cannot get a fist underneath.

this info relevant for england?

i totally agree i use this all the time and usually docking a lone

Keep the sea stories coming!

Tea bagging😂 love your channel! Semper Paratus

Wood's Hole is simple except for the current, traffic, tide, confused boaters, and the high speed ferries from New Bedford that I swear get extra points for pushing the little guys out of the channel.😂

Simplicity is amazing!

I'm new to boating and I really appreciate the fact that I came across your channel. You have a wonderful way of teaching. Making learning about operating a boat, seem easier than it is.

Excellent! Sailors is my vote for me 😊

We LOVE your channel!! Keep going! Can’t wait for more. Time to retire, you’re going to be huge!!!!🎉

I bring a Inreach Mini2, with two-ways satelite communication. I can program it to send my position at fixed intervals, 10 min to 4hrs. It's uploaded to a map on an internet site, and everybody I have shared the position witgh can follow me. It can also send and recieve text messages, and it has a red button to press in an emergency. Works independant of mobile phone / cell phone coverage.

Good information but I don’t get how running a line from the vessel to a cleat and back to the vessel gets you any more effect stretch than a single line. Yes the total line length may be 30 feet but now that line needs to stretch twice as far as a single line to accommodate tide change.

Always enjoy your videos ! Reminds me of what I have forgotten over the years ! Thanks

Thank you

Great explanation Captain. Great job. 👍🏼

Thank you very much. I will follow your recomendations.

Thank you for highlighting these points. I would clarify that the comments on navigational draft may be most important for shallow draft, fast boats rather than deep draft sailboats; and this is likely your intent, as you explain the utility of navigational draft when moving "30, 40 or even 50 knots..." For sailors of boats with deep drafts, setting displayed depth to include navigational draft can lead to anchor rode errors that could mean improper technique and failure to maintain good hold. For establishing scope when anchoring, one wants to know water depth from the fixation point of the anchor typically the bow near the capstan for a monohull, and possibly the bridle for a multihull. This point relative to the rode length determines the angle that the anchor will be pulled with wind, waves and current moving the boat about. If your plotter is displaying a navigational depth rather than a true depth of the water, there can be significant error and one can pay out less rode than appropriate. I do expect that some boats will have a depth sounder display that is different from the chart plotter and the captain need just look at that display, but if not, and the captain has to perform conversions it may lead to problems.(and maybe some really sophisticated chart plotters switch depth sounding depending upon what the boat is doing). For some, true water depth is the most important number to know and the conversion is exactly the same for navigating and anchoring...but if I am moving 12 kts I am totally exhilarated and hence I do have a little more time to process depth than my power boating friends.

Thank you for this!!! It finalllllly makes sense to me.

North up is THE MOST important IMO. Even in autos. North never changes in life, only people I know with heading up, have zero sense of direction, and they’ll typically admit that, and that is why head up is easier for them. Learn north up, if you get lost, plotter or gps goes out, boat or car, you will have no sense of natural direction, you WILL be lost without it. LEARN north up!

Great information sir.💪🏼 Clear and concise. Congratulations Chief.🙏🏼

I'm heads up most times, especially in tight spaces. Less time needed to make a course change without having to think about seeing the boat upside down. I use North Up and the compass for drifting wrecks since it's easier to get back to a wreck using the compass heading than seeing your map going in circles.

You really need to stop half assing it and write a script, your babbling is confusing and makes you sound amateurish and lazy.

Such important information Chief. Thanks

Port is also tawny. Wine snob that i am. Lol

Thanks Sean. Amen to this great content

First, thank you for your service both in the Coast Guard and LEO. I am a recently retired LEO and have taken up sailing full time, it’s my absolute passion and want to share it with Admiral and grandkids. With this in mind i read, watch and take anything i can get my hands on regarding safety and safe operation on the water. So glad i found your channel, awesome, real content from the mouth of babes😂. Really though, you are continuing your service to the community, and that is special!! I subscribed, rang the bell and anxiously await more content. In the meantime i will make sure i watch all your previous videos. -Jim

My sailboat is so small, I could swim in to dock and no one would be the wiser. Great advice for all. Using the wind as your friend, I find that over steering or understeering with careful speed control makes the pivot work to your advantage. Just practice and enjoy the moment

want to clarify for others below NORTH UP vs Head up. say you see east cardinal mark right in front of you . if you had north up , you just steer right , its very easy to. if you had head up but actual heading was south, then you have to steer left, if heading was west then you have to stop. its just one of the cases. but I have 2 screens, top screen north up, and bottom is heading up so its always updating. I had gps where north up map was updating and boat centered this one boat moves off the screen and I have to drag map back

Update from Bodega Bay California… Another boat with 5 onboard has capsized in high seas and high winds. 4 lives were saved, but another has been lost. In less than 3 weeks 3 boats have capsized and 9 people have lost their lives! Pay attention to what this man is telling you!

Thank you Captain Shawn for this video! As a recreational boater hailing out of Stamford CT, I am astounded by how many people, both novices and seasoned boaters do not turn on and/or monitor their radios when going out. Instead, they turn on and 'amp up' their stereo paying no or little attention to their VHF radio. When going out on my 31' Ranger Tug, I never leave the dock without turning on and listening to Channel 16 before casting off any dock lines.

Sailor LEFT his RED PORT wine ashore