Driving a boat solo | How to come into a berth single-handed | Motor Boat & Yachting
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- Опубликовано: 7 ноя 2022
- Arriving at a berth single-handed in a big boat is a slightly unnerving moment. Jon Mendez shares his top tips for berthing solo...
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Sign of someone who really knows what they're doing, they never seem to rush, everything is smooth. fantastic job.
Legend has it that John Mendez was once spotted without his life jacket.
More chance of seeing aliens skippering a sunseeker than that happening
Well, he has to take a shower occasionally?
Was it on the golf course?
@@gaycha6589 Obviously showers by jumping into the ocean with his life jacket on.
I was waiting for a video like this for a long time. Thank you so much for educating on something that people are generally afraid to do by themselves.
This guy is good...obviously very experienced. Excellent tutorial 👌
Im a German 38m living in Cyprus. Im about to do my Skipper Licence (24m) and I found your videos very helpful, also in attractive format. Big thanks to you!
As always, fabulously explained, thank you John 🙏
This *excellent* video is stuffed to the gunnels with great wisdom - so many points that all add up to a calm and controlled berthing. For the past 20 years I've usually been effectively single-crewed [untrained visitors more of a liability] and find that slow and steady is always best. It gives more time to plan and react if conditions change suddenly.
Twin engine, & a bow thruster…..hardly a challenge !!
true, but he still handled it nicely
I really love what you did with the rest of that rope. I have never thought about doing that. I also liked how you kept the boat to the dock when you jumped off. I am just spoiled I use my GPS anchor feature. That does a pretty good job of keeping the boat right where I want it to stay.
I enjoyed the video I have been a subscriber for a long time. And I always make sure to hit like after watching the video. I look forward to seeing more sense boating season starting up.
I've a 50ft boat which I often single hand. Being an aft cabin trawler style (Trader) she's a little exciting getting off the boat to sort lines and the sheer height does add a lot of windage but adding a remote control to the bow thruster has added some added peace of mind (though I check it works before heading into the marina).
Great tutorial, I always wondered if you had to panic, to park a big boat on your own :D Would love to see more stuff/tips like that
perfect! no rush, no stress
This was a great video sir, thanks!! I have to confess, quite different than my first docking attempts back in the marina in Dubai where I used to dock my Searay Sundancer 290!! A bit chaotic at the beginning...
great description of backing into a slip. I looked at the surrounding water and flags and saw very little wind. I would like to see a challenging docking with a decent amount of crosswind. I have an end slip and constantly fight the crosswinds.
Nailed it as usual!
That was a nice smooth docking.
Very educational thanks namesake!
Brilliant! Thank you 🙏
Handled like a pro!
Great job! You make it look easy. And with a little practice most captains should be able to accomplish this feat.
Bravo!👏👏👏👏
love these
Fantastic tutorial. John deserves his mugshot in the banner graphic.
It’s amazing parking a boat best captain, thank you sir..!!
Smooth as butter
You made it look super easy :)
Well done mate!
Great information
Well done!!
I'm new to boating. It's like he's speaking another language.... I have a lot to learn. Great video.
as usual, so easy!
Nice job. It’s just good judgment and patience.
Weirdly I went looking for any new vids from John earlier today. Another great addition to the series.
nice job Captain!
brilliant
Good captain!
Single shaft, no thrusters, lots of wind. That would be a useful docking video if you wouldn't mind obliging! 🤣
“If I get it wrong it’ll make a nice fender” 😂 quote for the ages
looks so simple. as always.
Opinion please...I've reasoned and used to great effect in up to ~30ft. lightweight single outboards to back in starting bow facing upwind rather than downwind here. Backing with the wind would be difficult to hold a straight path but advantageous in a turn since I can tractor the stern with engine and allow the wind to turn the bow for me. Backing against the wind is very stable but in a turn I'd be fighting that weathervane affect on the bow. Looks like I'm about to acquire a heavy single engine trawler with high windage, lots of prop walk. Have to admit some trepidation. Guess it'll be some trial and error while hopefully no one is looking but sure would like some thoughts.
I love watching a professional at work! So easy just do it a couple of hundred times in various conditions and the job is a good un.
If you don't rush he was going really fast from experience but very slow anyone can do it after 6 to 12 shots! I have a 7.3m fishing boat and it's no different just bigger! Because of size people think it's going to be hard but it's no different to a small boat! ⚓🛥
Super cool…with the seat belt on the boat
odd - aerial video shows him directly next to another boat to his port, but video from his fly bridge shows him going into a single slip, no boat next to him
Thanks
Think about this behemoth as backing up your petite auto and you will be fine!!!! No scrapes or bruises ?🇨🇦
At the very end. Why starboard ahead? And not port ahead? The stern was already at the dock, so it would put the bow to starboard, wouldn’t it?
Nice knot tie lol
love the docking but please tell me you tie to cleat off differently in real life
sorted!
What wind??
Thats funny a trainer told me to use only one engine and to offset the wheel while transitting down the isle. knew it was not the right way.
Is it just me or is the drone video different to the 2nd person videoing?? in the drone pics there is a boat next to the berth he is going in to, but in the 2nd person video there is a space and pontoon between them. Even the wind direction looks different (see the flags). Doesnt take away from some experienced handling but just seemed odd to me
I'm curious as to what the small current in the water astern was when he was tieing the stern line.
It might be the ejection of water from the engine cooling system.
what are the dimensions of the yacht? thanks
I can get this easy. Just a few trys
How big is that boat? What do you think the limit on something like that would be? It looks to be a pretty big boat. Thanks!!
60
@@ironichumorist 60? Wow, that's a big boat. I wonder what the limit would be. 72? Most 72+' boats have a rear helm station, so perhaps you could solo a big boat. 60'. Wow, that's really impressive.
@@Glofilter I would probably say 80ft would be the max you would want to solo without crew, though purely docking one solo who knows I am sure the more experienced guys could do bigger.
So glad he said "DOCK" and not park!!
That’s Swanwick marina , and down in the fairway , the tide and wind is always much lighter there , we are on the first bend and it’s a totally different challenge in wind and tide , hence our boat has been hit by other boats twice 😮
With no Wind, docking is always easy - becomes difficult when ist windy, More Then BFT 3
"Uhnuver" is not a word.
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Do you have a version that doesn't utilize bow thrusters?
bingo!!!!
Is this your yacht?
John always like your videos but when are you going to do a video with a 25 to 30ft single shaft engine boat single handed berthing .
I’ve got a Swift Trawler 34 we can use to give him a coronary trying to get it into a small marina berth…… it’s got the windage of a block of flats and astern comes with a massive prop kick to port.
Other than that it’s fine…….
Always liked trawlers . I have merry fisher 805 and it would be nice to see John demonstrate how’s it done in a similar boat or he can use mine .
watched it
I'm the captain now
Because we have a boat like this...
Can big Jon Mendez do a video tutorial on how to navigate your wife moaning at you when you get back from work? As ever class information and insight, thanks JM
have all camera angels on same time on top pls so we can see all angels all the time, thanks
I notice that in the overhead shots there was another boat in the adjacent berth....pressure on... yet in the on boat shots the adjacent berth was empty???? lowers the credibility of this video a bit...doesn't it ?
I ask you to support the translation in your videos so that the benefit spreads. I tried to translate into Arabic, but I couldn't
Ya wanna no how? Practice. There you go. Youre welcome
First time I did it, I wrecked a jet ski 🤣🤣🤣
there is no more competent instructor.
why life jacket ???? you are supposed to enjoy the boat life.easy docking...thats the reason for bow and stern thrusters with hold function ☺
you made a mistake... first the bow must be tied, due to the direction that the (little) wind presents in this area of the marina. Your rescue vest won't make you a good advisor, that's freshness, you're in a safe bathtub... go back to the first square...
Don’t try this in 10-15kt winds
Te snel en een beschadigde romp ,wind van achter 3schroefen😂😢😅 leer eerst varen voor je les geeft.
Sorry, but it's verry simple
Never take boating advice from someone who can't tie a proper clear hitch!
Dudes a badass
Hahaha yes John perfect conditions. Show us when it's sh..it weather.