Thanks for making this video, it's very helpful. I appreciate the use of drone for the birdseye view of the docking with the picture-in-picture overlay of the throttle control for the first stern-in docking. The wrap up at the end with Scott and Rob is also very insightful. We made a similar instructional on a much smaller 25' sailboat for the non-profit Cal-Sailing Club in Berkeley earlier this year for those that are interested in docking under sail alone. ruclips.net/video/IqCPbudillU/видео.html
So telling, boat tech and style is always 20 years behind. Auto park would be a relatively simple endeavor in general boating situations. A 30k car can do it so why not a 500k cat!
@@ericdelevinquiere9902 if it helps your sense of things; astronauts still manually dock to the space station, and airplanes are landed manually. The dynamics of a 3D space, with potential cross current to the wind, combined with drift... the algorithms get insanely complicated and insanely expensive. It’s not impossible, but probably won’t be a thing for at least 10 years more.
@@TheOKellys thank you! This is sooo much better than the boat-ed stuff! And you’re not upset someone links their own video of similar content?! Legends you are! 🙏🙏💯
Would like to see you do the manouvres with proper wind rather than in what was very docile calm weather the real expertise is seen in true windy weather!
Sorry.....we had hired the film crew for several days, but when the wind never arrived and the catering truck broke down, we had to do with what we had and film in those completely unrealistic conditions. :). Hopefully there was at least some hint of useful information there for you.
Thanks to both the Seawind guys and the O'Kelly's. Simple, informative and useful. Would be interesting to see these maneuvers in 20kt+ winds. Principle is the same, but more exciting!!!
This is great, love the way you show the throttles and boat at the same time, really well filmed. I’d love to see another video in 20+ knot winds and or some strong tides. It was a great instruction video, shame the guy on the throttles uses the helm at times, I’d say throttles only at slow speeds especially when your learning. I like springing stern off with slip line especially when being blown onto the dock in stronger winds, the shape of the boat lets you Spring out easier as does the wind pushing on the bow. Keeping speed slow really helps you learn to balance the throttles which really helps when the wind is up.
Great Video!! What's going to be in the advanced course :-) The trickiest part for me is landing upwind solo in strong winds. You have to time it just right, run from the helm to the stern and get a line on. I ended up getting a neat little gadget called a "docking stick" which goes on your boat hook with a loop all ready to go, you just have to get it on the dock before the wind blows you off again. But you still need lots of space to swing with the engines.
What I do is cast a stern line around a cleat and then motor forward on the outside motor. here is how to cast the line. ruclips.net/video/9yThp0GbBl4/видео.html
@@SoundzAlive1 Yes, that's the way to turn the boat. But when a strong wind is blowing over the dock and you are single handed, how do you get the stern line on the dock before the wind blows you too far away?
OMG... Thanks for making the video, and special thanks that you brought in special guys to show how it's done... today many people think they are pros and know everything ( and showing all wrong things and informations) :) thanks .. I love your channel
Hi guys Thanks for the tips. We live in Zimbabwe and your docking tips will help even us in a land locked country. We have a house boat in Kariba and this will help bring the boat into the marina and fuel docks. Thank you love your channel
@@TheOKellys I'm trying to picture you saying that to the harbormaster after "nudging" his dock... I'm not picturing their face with a "Happy" expression on it. Though I really liked the "I've only done this once before." Truly helpful video btw.
Once again your public service is well appreciated I've been in the marine business about 38 years and it's things like your are producing that help all of us thank you
I remember when l first l launched COCOS my 45ft cat , l used to go a out & drop buoys in the water in all sorts of conditions & drive around them , fwd & reverse....people must of thought , what the he'll is he doing & l drove over a few in the learning process....BUT when your going down a skinny path between the dock & the back end of boats & you can feel the eye's looking at you from the sailing club balcony.....then you turn 180°in the length of the boat & as you motor back out....you here the muffled voises.....that makes all the practice worth it...it doesn't work out that way all the time but when it does , it's sweet... Use the elements to your advantage & go slow... cheers
A great help. Confirmed why I sold my cat. You need two qualified people to dock. Shocked me on my Saona 47 that I had no idea how far off the dock I was on the port side since I couldn't see it and teaching people to tell me distance off in feet instead of "lots of room" right up to "stop!"
Yeh it’s tough on that boat. Clarity is single hand-able if conditions are really mellow, but any crosswind or cross current and we need the two of us.
Love this episode. We're chartering a power cat in February. Great tips. As you you were moving towards the linear dock, I said "it looks like they are in Shilshole. " 2 min later i saw the name of the fuel dock! Lol.
This is a very good training video. One point is not quit right to me, the line handler should be on the boat. Everything can be done from the boat. I'm a member of a sailing club where we teach sailing. Most members are not very athletic and we don't want to leave anybody on the dock or have them jump on the boat. A Cat is so mush easier to maneuver in port. I have been sold for many years now.
Excellent video and very very informative. As others have mentioned, the use of the drone overhead and simultaneous view of the engine controls during the movements was super helpful. Thank you two for taking the time to create and post this and for Rob and Scott for the excellent instruction! Cheers
In 2004 I did a 6 month cruise to the Persian Gulf from Mayport, FL aboard the USS Underwood. One of the ports we hit along the way was Malta. We moored to a rocky shore covered in boulders, using a med-mooring. That was the first time I’d ever seen that technique for mooring. Great video, thanks for sharing.
Recently found your channel, and spending a thundery weekend working my way through your lovely videos. But found this one to be a great instructional video 👍 With the guys making it look so controlled and easy.
Fantastic drone work. I was a little nervous just watching. He makes it look so easy. I don’t think I’d want to do that with a million dollar boat. Impressive skills.
This was a great video that bought back fond memories of learning docking skills whilst learning to be a Royal Navy officer at Britannia Royal Naval College at Dartmouth in Cornwall, UK. We had to do all these tests in different type of boats including 46 foot Morgan Giles sloops. (picking up a MOB, single handed on the river Dart was fun, eventually ended up getting my ocean skipper ticket !) and earn our tickets. The twin screw motor launch was very similar to this. Great vid. I recently listened to Nick's "ever been in a storm...yep" and it moved me greatly. Utterly superb. I posted a reply about my similar experiences when I took part in the disastrous 1979 Fastnet race where 19 souls lost their lives. Scariest experiance of my WHOLE life .You might possibly like to have a quick read of this terifying experiance. Thanks so much for these videos they very professional and most entertaining. Well done. Sale and keep safe. XX
Thank you Pat. Yes, that was quite an experience. Hasn't quite been twenty years yet for me, so the memory still gets the blood pressure going. Be well. Nick
Great vid Follow your Chanel and love it. However a few things from a comercial master’s point of view. A deck hand should never leave the vessel until the vessel is securely attached to the berth , if a line was to break or come off a cleat the skipper would be screwed with nobody onboard to recover the situation . A deck hand on a dock is a dock hand . Docking is all about planning with your crew 2 or 3 plans for every situation, plan A is this and if it doesn’t work we go to plan B If plan B fails pull away and see what went wrong and how can fix it. Remember there is no prize for forcing a situation it’s all about calm communication between crew and skipper. Every comercial ferry has a raft of plans already discussed with the crew for majority of situations. It doesn’t mean that it will all go well but you will be ready for change.
Thanks for the feedback John. We employ the A,B,C plans on Clarity. We often pivot off the bow as well and lead lines back to the boat instead. Obviously a big topic and could be covered more thoroughly.
This video (and for that matter, the previous "manners" one too) should come the boats. Sincerely pro stuff folks, thanks for sharing! [It also made me remember some of the stunts I've been part of while docking shorthanded, in crap wind/space conditions, or docking by sail power. Crazy maneuvers, good times!]
Thanks for that. Hope we are being useful out there! Obviously a big topic and stronger winds would have made for more excitement. We’ve threaded the needle in less fun currents and winds, and the same principles work. Appreciate the note as always. Best, Nick
What a WONDERFUL video! Watching it with the whole family so they also know what is expected from any member aboard. An informed crew, is a cooperate minded one. The views are SIMPLY AMAZING! Cameras everywhere we need to handle. Great advises: "Take your time, Go Slow, Go Slow", those are the simple but frequently forgotten... Again, THANK YOU for your time doing this great job!
So if you want to know if the person you are in a relationship with is the right person, just have them help you dock a boat or back and park a huge RV! If they start to yell or freak out or blame you... Then they are not the right person! ;) If they are patient and calmly give you instructions even if you mess up your right and left a bit (they still stay calm and just tell you to use your other left) then you have a good person! In case you are wondering, I was born left and taught to be right handed and I use both hands to eat, paint, draw, and even sometimes write, so right and left are not something my brain comprehends. I will pick up a fork with my left hand and swear to you I am eating with my right hand. I really just don't have that concept down at all! I even write with my left hand not realizing it sometimes!
Wow, that’s amazing. I’m (Nick) a lefty. I don’t think you could teach me to be right handed. Sounds impossible to me. Yes, calm always wins. No need to come at something like this unprepared. A lot of $$ on the line. Good test of communication skills for sure!
As always a great video. As to Med mooring..you don't "tend to find it" in the Med..you almost always find it. There's three versions: the anchor, the mooring bouy off the bow and (most common - in Croatia at least) the bow lines running out underwater from the dock to cement blocks off the bows. None of them are hard...until the wind rears its ugly head. I know a marina chandlery that sells around ten new propellers a week to bareboat charters who snag the thin "rat" line that leads to the main rope and the cement block. They think they are good to just have someone dive to cut the line free from their prop (And for that they get to pay the diver and the marina - for a new rope), but then, they head off all happy until..they have to pop that engine into reverse and off flies their propeller. So, Med mooring can come with the added spice of lines near your propeller. If you do snag a rope, don't just cut it free, grab your tools, pull the prop and reseat it. (This is especially common on catamarans; I am reliably informed by a very happy chandler)
yes, almost always find it in the Med. That's actually what Rob said...the edit made it sound like it was a sometimes thing but he was saying that about the Carib...our bad...you do find it all over the Med. And thanks for the additional info. Didn't know that about the cement blocks. Seems a great way to moor more boats.
Great video - thanks. One small remark though, I was surprised to see them using the wheel in close quarters. This needs great care when going aft and is on cats better avoided. Fix the wheel centrally and just steer with the throttle. Another trick on cats is crabbing ‐ going sideways ‐ might be nice to show in a followup video. I like your videos, they are truly interesting.
Another thought.. I may have heard you mention in a previous video that you use final cut pro. But if you’re using Premier Pro, you can use adobe media encoder to take all of your camera clips and export them into the same flavor so that you can create a multi camera sequence in PremierePro. Super easy once you do it a couple of times. Makes the overall process a whole lot quicker.
Terrific innstruction and clever camera work. Thank you O'Kelly's! It was good to see you even for a brief moment , in Annapolis. Good job Seawind crew!
An absolutely fantastic video that will be very valuable to lots of folks out there. Love the drone shot linked with the close up of the throttles. I have been watching sailing channels for a long time and rarely if ever see this attention to detail on docking techniques. We have a couple of charter cats in the BVI's and many of us that charter get to dock the boat one time usually at the fuel dock upon return of the boat, so it's not something that gets a lot of practice which creates unnecessary stress. This video is going to get a LOT of views, especially by myself and my crews. Well Done! These Cat's usually have more than a couple of lines when docked overnight. Would be interesting to get some insight on different ways to secure the boat overnight at the slip.
Good stuff. Been doing most of this but nice fine tuning tips from the experts is always great to learn. It’s real fun here in Sausalito when the winds are 10-15 kts off the dock and the cat windage kicks in docking. 😬
We used to live there. We were behind Taste of Rome or Cafe Trieste or whatever it’s called now. Docking with our barn door rudder was always dramatic. But what a place to live!
The O'Kelly's yes is is an awesome place. I live in Placerville but come down to Sausalito every weekend I can. I think in know where you were harbored. I’m with MSC down by FISH near the old location of west marine. They WM moved to the other side of the freeway. Safe travels. A cat is in my future.
Yes, Fish. Great place. We were berthed up there by the wooden boat place for a while. Love the Saus! Tough place to find cat berthing, that's for sure! Fair winds to you too!
Excellent video, you guys should do something educational every few videos. I love watching your journey but I am also wanting to learn and this was honestly one of the most informative videos I have watched. Well done and thank you very much.
Perfect conditions. Nice and slow is the way to go. When you get more proficient, there are more advanced techniques like crabbing, med mooring with marina mooring lines (no anchor) with 20kn+ on the beam winds, med mooring while leaning on the anchor rode and on the beam winds, med mooring with long land lines, bows to moorings, short handed and single handed moorings, etc. Also med mooring without setting the bridle is unnecessary strain on the windlass especially if there is a risk of waves or wash. In tight spots it’s often easier and safer to tie up with stern springs first.
Thanks for a superb video, both on content and editing. The latter probably being the hardest work. When I switched from a monohull to a catamaran I spent almost an entire winter training cat manoeuvres on an app made by Blue-2: Manoeuvre Port (Cata). Once in the boat in real life I was amazed on how similar it felt to what I learned from the app. I still use it to prepare the docking -trying out the different options- before I dock in the more tricky situations: the app allows for setting up the conditions like wind force, wind direction, gusts... allowing to simulate the situation as it is it ther in front of me. The result is that I'm still married and the money still resides on my bank account. So far. Thanks again for the great vid, Erik
As someone who grew up piloting fresh water power boats in the form of Bass Boats, Fish and Ski, Ski and Pontoons. All of those were generally single engine and none had the ability of the Cat to pivot in place. Other than maybe a little challenge when dealing with wind because there's so much surface area for the wind to impact on a Cat. I'm fairly certain I'd find them very enjoyable to maneuver even in tight spaces. I say this to maybe help someone who's apprehensive about piloting a Cat but has experience with single engine craft to not be worried. With those two engines spread so far apart and the thrust basically being at the outside edge on both sides of the vessel as long as you take your time, you should never really have any difficulty. Especially if you're patient enough to wait for calmer conditions if winds are high. Thanks you for a great video that I hadn't seen this perspective of maneuvering. It for sure put to rest any apprehensions I had when it comes to my own ability to pilot a Cat. Fair winds and God Bless...
You made a very good training video with the drone and other views. I would have have you add one tip to those with twin engines. Your throttle and transmission direction controls are all in one, which is great! But too many boats out there have separate transmission and throttle controls. I f you buy or have a boat with split controls, spend the money to have the controls combined. You will find bumping the direction and throttles much easier and less confusing. On Coast Guard boats they are set as one control unit. Remember they’re teaching 18+ year olds how to drive as pros! Once agin great video!
Agree, I was bareboat chartering a big motor cruiser 20 years ago, was in a tight spot with crosswinds, got a little rattled, and grabbed the throttle when I wanted the gear shift. I didn't hit anything other than the red zone on my blood pressure, but it wasn't good.
Nicely done! I enjoy all of your videos but this instructional video was well engineered and thought out to help the user understand what is going on . I particularly appreciated the overhead camera on the throttle and shifter controls combined with the drones birds eye view of the boats position and rotation relative to the dock. Just excellent shots and editing. Also the Wright team were so god at walking through each step. Well done guys!! So is there a Seawind in your future? Best Dave S Boston
Thanks Dave! Got along with Rob and Scott so well, we drove back up to Seattle to film that one. They really seem to genuinely want to help people learn their new boats. A Seawind? For us? Probably not. We really like what Clarity offers. Plus, that’s a lot more money that we can do other things with. But hey you never know. Maybe someday. I’d take a 1600 for sure. Just need to win the lotto. Lol
These are really solid information videos, don’t remember seeing anyone else who gives this level of behind-the-scenes educational aspects of what the real experience of sailing is like. Thank you so much.
Cool drone shots. On the med mooring exercise I was missing what I consider the most difficult bit in this maneuver, namely ensuring that the anchor has set well. Quite often there is not enough space to really drive it in going astern, yet it needs to keep you off the dock and neighboring boats once the engine(s) are off.
I enjoyed the video but I think it would be really interesting to see one in really windy conditions I wonder why I still haven't seen an instructional video on docking in such condition on RUclips
Was just listening to your podcast about having a small dinghy sail boat to practice on and that's a great idea. Just wanted to mention that I picked up the eSail Sailing Simulator which is used by Sea Cadets to practice as well. It's quite good and teaches you quite a bit about sailing so you don't feel quite so 'fish out of water' when you get on board.
Used to be a Fast Attack Driver in the Navy and we always Joked .. There is not going to be more space, just because you drive slow .. but it will hurt less, once things go tits up :) Thanks for a good video
An other great instructional video. Very different experience from a monohull. Because you need water on the keel and the rudder for steerage, I was taught to use speed, I.e. 3-5 knots, to bring my boat in. Revving the engine to bring my 46’ to a stop. When ever I didn’t...the wind controlled the boat with the predictable crunch...
I guess it depended on wind conditions. Also love using the spring to back out off. I’ve not driven a cat yet! But I’m guessing having two props to steer you means the helm is less useful. What of windy conditions? Don’t you side slip?
Cats generally much easier to drive. Depending on the freeboard, crosswind can be very difficult. Yes, going slow you pretty much don’t need the wheel at all. Just set neutral and dance on those throttles.
You need to know your boat! Which way does your stern kick when you goose the throttle, in forward, in reverse? Allow for that when you need to stop or control the bow.
You two never cease to amaze me with your topics, I will certainly keep this episode on file to review. Excellent job guys. My favourite channel on Catamaran sailing procedures. Cheers Doug in Vancouver.
Excellent video M&N! I'm used to twin sticks on my 50' MY. There are some differences because of the width of the cat, and my throttles are separate from my gear shifters, and I almost always operate from a flybridge 15' high. But the same principles apply. Very interesting, and really well shot! Loved those overhead drone shots. And I really liked their spring line techniques. But it would be nice to see how Bob does this single handed. Maybe another video on single hand docking? Thanks for this! I haven't seen any video on catamaran technique like it.
18:40 - That's far more confidence than I would have in a boat that expensive. I probably would've let that line out a bit so it would pivot farther away from the dock.
Good video....easy though when you are not parking in a horseshoe next to someone and the wind is blowing you into them. My slip is a horseshoe has like 8 feet of clearance between boats and the wind is always blowing me into the other boat.
Nice to have two independently operated propellers available. The starboard engine-gear-shaft-propeller system makes some funny noises when in reverse at low rpm. I noticed it in segment 7 "Narrow fairway arrival backing against wind" (15-17 minutes into the video). What do you think makes that clicking noise? I estimate that there are about 8 clicks / second or 480 clicks/min. That frequency may possibly relate to the propeller or the propeller shaft rotating at 480 rpm, assuming an engine rpm of around 1000 depending on reverse gear ratio
Thanks guys, this was an awesome video. One of the best cat docking videos I’ve ever seen. Thank you!!! I’m moving into a tight slip this weekend and plan to use some of these learnings immediately!
More awesome tips! Thank you! I'm wondering how easily this could be done solo if needed. Kind of makes me think a remote control system for the motors would be handy in that circumstance. Stand back there on the sugar scoop remote and line in hand, lol. Also, man... I just love the 1260... Looking at all of the catamaran options out there, I'll see one that I like, but I always end up coming back to the seawind. It's not perfect, but it seems like most of the things I'm not a fan of could be addressed in construction if you were buying one new. Though the Vision 444 comes REALLY close, except that I just don't like the raised helms... and now I'm way off topic... lol
depends on the situation of course, but yes, with a large enough fender aft, you could do this solo. Stronger wind and tighter spot of course makes that tougher. Yes, remote systems exist. We've seen them in use on power cats. Pretty impressive.
Really liked this one O'Kelly's, thank you. Docking would have to be my most stressful period on the water especially when your coming I n amongst such expensive vessels (not to forget your own vessel) and the chaos that could result with a stuck throttle or gear shift cable aaargh. I liked the stern first approach, makes sense and I have only done this with a mono hull, twin screw Vessel. I used a complete separate system and remote control that I plugged in where I would sometimes need to reverse up to berth the vessel (remote has no feedback to the steering) no fun lol, but I always learnt to remember to go slow. I enjoyed this.
Great video as always, docking boats always makes me nervous. Having the camera on the controls really helps visualize this. I bet this took a while to edit, but it's the best tutorial I have seen on RUclips to date. Two things (somewhat unrelated); have you guys considered doing the great loop with your cat? Secondly, do you have any thoughts on buying a boat for charter (we won't have time to sail full time until a 3-4 years from now).
Glad you enjoyed. Looping would be fun, but we’d have to take the mast down. Maybe on another boat. Buying a boat for charter can be great if you have to time to get there and use it. From our friends who’ve done it, all day that you’ll never make money at it unless you are the captain.
all these videos of all channels on the subject perform the manouvers in ideal conditions. please show as how to enter or leave a narrow fairway with the wind blowing 25 knots perpendicular to the fairway.
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Thanks for making this video, it's very helpful. I appreciate the use of drone for the birdseye view of the docking with the picture-in-picture overlay of the throttle control for the first stern-in docking. The wrap up at the end with Scott and Rob is also very insightful. We made a similar instructional on a much smaller 25' sailboat for the non-profit Cal-Sailing Club in Berkeley earlier this year for those that are interested in docking under sail alone. ruclips.net/video/IqCPbudillU/видео.html
Thanks Jack. Excellent information.
100% agree with every word.
So telling, boat tech and style is always 20 years behind. Auto park would be a relatively simple endeavor in general boating situations. A 30k car can do it so why not a 500k cat!
@@ericdelevinquiere9902 if it helps your sense of things; astronauts still manually dock to the space station, and airplanes are landed manually. The dynamics of a 3D space, with potential cross current to the wind, combined with drift... the algorithms get insanely complicated and insanely expensive. It’s not impossible, but probably won’t be a thing for at least 10 years more.
@@TheOKellys thank you! This is sooo much better than the boat-ed stuff! And you’re not upset someone links their own video of similar content?! Legends you are! 🙏🙏💯
Photography was outstanding! The different shots, throttles, birds eye, c/u's, very well put together, absolutely a great training video. 💣💣💣
The best cat docking video I've seen with drone view and throttle view. Well done.
Really liked this one, especially the drone shots combined with the throttle close ups. Now lets see it with some strong winds!
We've found the wind makes all of this much trickier but the principles are the same. Just more stress on the lines....and on our faces! Lol.
Perfect video guys
This is going to help a lot of people, on behalf of the rest of us who feel the pain of watching people auger in... thanks!
That will probably be me when we finally get out there.. sheesh. I never had these issues with flying! There's always someone marshalling me in. lol
Aerial and Throttle views were fantastic. Excellent video!
Those Seawind guys are awesome another wonderful helpful video with great information.. thanks for making us Oregonians look good...
Thanks Ken. Whoop whoop!
Would like to see you do the manouvres with proper wind rather than in what was very docile calm weather the real expertise is seen in true windy weather!
Sorry.....we had hired the film crew for several days, but when the wind never arrived and the catering truck broke down, we had to do with what we had and film in those completely unrealistic conditions. :). Hopefully there was at least some hint of useful information there for you.
Thanks to both the Seawind guys and the O'Kelly's. Simple, informative and useful. Would be interesting to see these maneuvers in 20kt+ winds. Principle is the same, but more exciting!!!
Same thing, different throttle settings.... BORING
Great vid! Sailing tomorrow. First time in 35 years. This video is bring things back. Thanks!
This is great, love the way you show the throttles and boat at the same time, really well filmed. I’d love to see another video in 20+ knot winds and or some strong tides. It was a great instruction video, shame the guy on the throttles uses the helm at times, I’d say throttles only at slow speeds especially when your learning. I like springing stern off with slip line especially when being blown onto the dock in stronger winds, the shape of the boat lets you Spring out easier as does the wind pushing on the bow. Keeping speed slow really helps you learn to balance the throttles which really helps when the wind is up.
Great Video!! What's going to be in the advanced course :-) The trickiest part for me is landing upwind solo in strong winds. You have to time it just right, run from the helm to the stern and get a line on. I ended up getting a neat little gadget called a "docking stick" which goes on your boat hook with a loop all ready to go, you just have to get it on the dock before the wind blows you off again. But you still need lots of space to swing with the engines.
Interesting. Will check that out. Thanks Mark.
What I do is cast a stern line around a cleat and then motor forward on the outside motor. here is how to cast the line. ruclips.net/video/9yThp0GbBl4/видео.html
@@SoundzAlive1 Yes, that's the way to turn the boat. But when a strong wind is blowing over the dock and you are single handed, how do you get the stern line on the dock before the wind blows you too far away?
OMG... Thanks for making the video, and special thanks that you brought in special guys to show how it's done... today many people think they are pros and know everything ( and showing all wrong things and informations) :) thanks .. I love your channel
Hi guys
Thanks for the tips. We live in Zimbabwe and your docking tips will help even us in a land locked country. We have a house boat in Kariba and this will help bring the boat into the marina and fuel docks.
Thank you love your channel
You are really getting that "Bob Ross" voice dialed in.. "We don't make mistakes, we just have happy little accidents" - Bob Ross.
lol. that's what we were thinking when we were filming it. Love that guy's vibe. And painting.
@@TheOKellys I'm trying to picture you saying that to the harbormaster after "nudging" his dock... I'm not picturing their face with a "Happy" expression on it. Though I really liked the "I've only done this once before." Truly helpful video btw.
Very well done!
Once again your public service is well appreciated I've been in the marine business about 38 years and it's things like your are producing that help all of us thank you
Wow Jim, that’s a heck of a compliment. Thank you. If we can save a dock ding or two...that’d be enough. Appreciate the note.
I remember when l first l launched COCOS my 45ft cat , l used to go a out & drop buoys in the water in all sorts of conditions & drive around them , fwd & reverse....people must of thought , what the he'll is he doing & l drove over a few in the learning process....BUT when your going down a skinny path between the dock & the back end of boats & you can feel the eye's looking at you from the sailing club balcony.....then you turn 180°in the length of the boat & as you motor back out....you here the muffled voises.....that makes all the practice worth it...it doesn't work out that way all the time but when it does , it's sweet...
Use the elements to your advantage & go slow...
cheers
I'd like to see this these exercises, but in more wind, not just dead calm mirror like water :)
one of the best cat docking video that i saw, thanks for your hard work!
A great help. Confirmed why I sold my cat. You need two qualified people to dock. Shocked me on my Saona 47 that I had no idea how far off the dock I was on the port side since I couldn't see it and teaching people to tell me distance off in feet instead of "lots of room" right up to "stop!"
Yeh it’s tough on that boat. Clarity is single hand-able if conditions are really mellow, but any crosswind or cross current and we need the two of us.
Love this episode. We're chartering a power cat in February. Great tips. As you you were moving towards the linear dock, I said "it looks like they are in Shilshole. " 2 min later i saw the name of the fuel dock! Lol.
Thought I'd say Hello from south central Thailand. WE enjoy your videos, even if we are not sailors. Retired now 10 years 9 of them here in Thailand.
This is without a doubt the best Catamaran docking video out there! Thanks so much!
That was an awesome job filming and editing with the frame in frame footage. You guys nailed this one. Best hot to video yet.
Much appreciated!
This is a very good training video. One point is not quit right to me, the line handler should be on the boat. Everything can be done from the boat. I'm a member of a sailing club where we teach sailing. Most members are not very athletic and we don't want to leave anybody on the dock or have them jump on the boat. A Cat is so mush easier to maneuver in port. I have been sold for many years now.
Excellent video and very very informative. As others have mentioned, the use of the drone overhead and simultaneous view of the engine controls during the movements was super helpful. Thank you two for taking the time to create and post this and for Rob and Scott for the excellent instruction! Cheers
Splendid informative Video. Scott and Rob demonstrated the importance of coordination for a successful docking or departure. Team work is the key.
In 2004 I did a 6 month cruise to the Persian Gulf from Mayport, FL aboard the USS Underwood. One of the ports we hit along the way was Malta. We moored to a rocky shore covered in boulders, using a med-mooring. That was the first time I’d ever seen that technique for mooring.
Great video, thanks for sharing.
Recently found your channel, and spending a thundery weekend working my way through your lovely videos.
But found this one to be a great instructional video 👍 With the guys making it look so controlled and easy.
Wow, thank you!
Incredibly helpful camera angles for dockinig. the throttle control and overview shot was perfect. thank you.
Excellent video guys. Very well made and a perfect learning tool!. Thanks.
This is a unique video in its area.Thank you for your valuable effort.
Fantastic drone work. I was a little nervous just watching. He makes it look so easy. I don’t think I’d want to do that with a million dollar boat. Impressive skills.
Very nicely done. I noted the communications between helmsperson and the person working the lines.
....Also love that Seawind
This was a great video that bought back fond memories of learning docking skills whilst learning to be a Royal Navy officer at Britannia Royal Naval College at Dartmouth in Cornwall, UK. We had to do all these tests in different type of boats including 46 foot Morgan Giles sloops. (picking up a MOB, single handed on the river Dart was fun, eventually ended up getting my ocean skipper ticket !) and earn our tickets. The twin screw motor launch was very similar to this. Great vid. I recently listened to Nick's "ever been in a storm...yep" and it moved me greatly. Utterly superb. I posted a reply about my similar experiences when I took part in the disastrous 1979 Fastnet race where 19 souls lost their lives. Scariest experiance of my WHOLE life .You might possibly like to have a quick read of this terifying experiance. Thanks so much for these videos they very professional and most entertaining. Well done. Sale and keep safe. XX
Thank you Pat. Yes, that was quite an experience. Hasn't quite been twenty years yet for me, so the memory still gets the blood pressure going. Be well. Nick
Great vid Follow your Chanel and love it. However a few things from a comercial master’s point of view.
A deck hand should never leave the vessel until the vessel is securely attached to the berth , if a line was to break or come off a cleat the skipper would be screwed with nobody onboard to recover the situation . A deck hand on a dock is a dock hand .
Docking is all about planning with your crew 2 or 3 plans for every situation, plan A is this and if it doesn’t work we go to plan B If plan B fails pull away and see what went wrong and how can fix it.
Remember there is no prize for forcing a situation it’s all about calm communication between crew and skipper. Every comercial ferry has a raft of plans already discussed with the crew for majority of situations. It doesn’t mean that it will all go well but you will be ready for change.
Thanks for the feedback John. We employ the A,B,C plans on Clarity. We often pivot off the bow as well and lead lines back to the boat instead. Obviously a big topic and could be covered more thoroughly.
This video (and for that matter, the previous "manners" one too) should come the boats. Sincerely pro stuff folks, thanks for sharing!
[It also made me remember some of the stunts I've been part of while docking shorthanded, in crap wind/space conditions, or docking by sail power. Crazy maneuvers, good times!]
Thanks for that. Hope we are being useful out there! Obviously a big topic and stronger winds would have made for more excitement. We’ve threaded the needle in less fun currents and winds, and the same principles work. Appreciate the note as always. Best, Nick
What a WONDERFUL video! Watching it with the whole family so they also know what is expected from any member aboard. An informed crew, is a cooperate minded one. The views are SIMPLY AMAZING! Cameras everywhere we need to handle. Great advises: "Take your time, Go Slow, Go Slow", those are the simple but frequently forgotten... Again, THANK YOU for your time doing this great job!
So if you want to know if the person you are in a relationship with is the right person, just have them help you dock a boat or back and park a huge RV! If they start to yell or freak out or blame you... Then they are not the right person! ;) If they are patient and calmly give you instructions even if you mess up your right and left a bit (they still stay calm and just tell you to use your other left) then you have a good person! In case you are wondering, I was born left and taught to be right handed and I use both hands to eat, paint, draw, and even sometimes write, so right and left are not something my brain comprehends. I will pick up a fork with my left hand and swear to you I am eating with my right hand. I really just don't have that concept down at all! I even write with my left hand not realizing it sometimes!
Sally thank you for that! Are you a cruiser?
Wow, that’s amazing. I’m (Nick) a lefty. I don’t think you could teach me to be right handed. Sounds impossible to me. Yes, calm always wins. No need to come at something like this unprepared. A lot of $$ on the line. Good test of communication skills for sure!
As always a great video. As to Med mooring..you don't "tend to find it" in the Med..you almost always find it. There's three versions: the anchor, the mooring bouy off the bow and (most common - in Croatia at least) the bow lines running out underwater from the dock to cement blocks off the bows. None of them are hard...until the wind rears its ugly head. I know a marina chandlery that sells around ten new propellers a week to bareboat charters who snag the thin "rat" line that leads to the main rope and the cement block. They think they are good to just have someone dive to cut the line free from their prop (And for that they get to pay the diver and the marina - for a new rope), but then, they head off all happy until..they have to pop that engine into reverse and off flies their propeller. So, Med mooring can come with the added spice of lines near your propeller. If you do snag a rope, don't just cut it free, grab your tools, pull the prop and reseat it. (This is especially common on catamarans; I am reliably informed by a very happy chandler)
Good advice.
yes, almost always find it in the Med. That's actually what Rob said...the edit made it sound like it was a sometimes thing but he was saying that about the Carib...our bad...you do find it all over the Med. And thanks for the additional info. Didn't know that about the cement blocks. Seems a great way to moor more boats.
Great video - thanks. One small remark though, I was surprised to see them using the wheel in close quarters. This needs great care when going aft and is on cats better avoided. Fix the wheel centrally and just steer with the throttle. Another trick on cats is crabbing ‐ going sideways ‐ might be nice to show in a followup video.
I like your videos, they are truly interesting.
Thanks Freddie. Maybe we need a part two! Crabbing def useful.
GREAT Video for someone interested in the cat life. Excellent technical work all around. Well done Megan and Nick!
Another thought.. I may have heard you mention in a previous video that you use final cut pro. But if you’re using Premier Pro, you can use adobe media encoder to take all of your camera clips and export them into the same flavor so that you can create a multi camera sequence in PremierePro. Super easy once you do it a couple of times. Makes the overall process a whole lot quicker.
Absolutely amazingly helpful! 🙏 was hard to stay focused with the thumbnail for your “Etiquette 102” in the corner 😜 jumping to that next 😸
Excellent and very informative video. Thank you for taking the time to make this and share, regards Steve and Chrissy Tasmania.
Terrific innstruction and clever camera work. Thank you O'Kelly's! It was good to see you even for a brief moment , in Annapolis. Good job Seawind crew!
First off I loved this video. My question is could you do a video on what tools you need for dyi maintenance on board?
An absolutely fantastic video that will be very valuable to lots of folks out there. Love the drone shot linked with the close up of the throttles. I have been watching sailing channels for a long time and rarely if ever see this attention to detail on docking techniques. We have a couple of charter cats in the BVI's and many of us that charter get to dock the boat one time usually at the fuel dock upon return of the boat, so it's not something that gets a lot of practice which creates unnecessary stress. This video is going to get a LOT of views, especially by myself and my crews. Well Done! These Cat's usually have more than a couple of lines when docked overnight. Would be interesting to get some insight on different ways to secure the boat overnight at the slip.
Good stuff. Been doing most of this but nice fine tuning tips from the experts is always great to learn. It’s real fun here in Sausalito when the winds are 10-15 kts off the dock and the cat windage kicks in docking. 😬
We used to live there. We were behind Taste of Rome or Cafe Trieste or whatever it’s called now. Docking with our barn door rudder was always dramatic. But what a place to live!
The O'Kelly's yes is is an awesome place. I live in Placerville but come down to Sausalito every weekend I can. I think in know where you were harbored. I’m with MSC down by FISH near the old location of west marine. They WM moved to the other side of the freeway. Safe travels. A cat is in my future.
Yes, Fish. Great place. We were berthed up there by the wooden boat place for a while. Love the Saus! Tough place to find cat berthing, that's for sure! Fair winds to you too!
Excellent video, you guys should do something educational every few videos. I love watching your journey but I am also wanting to learn and this was honestly one of the most informative videos I have watched. Well done and thank you very much.
Thanks!
Thank you!
Perfect conditions. Nice and slow is the way to go. When you get more proficient, there are more advanced techniques like crabbing, med mooring with marina mooring lines (no anchor) with 20kn+ on the beam winds, med mooring while leaning on the anchor rode and on the beam winds, med mooring with long land lines, bows to moorings, short handed and single handed moorings, etc. Also med mooring without setting the bridle is unnecessary strain on the windlass especially if there is a risk of waves or wash. In tight spots it’s often easier and safer to tie up with stern springs first.
Thanks for a superb video, both on content and editing. The latter probably being the hardest work. When I switched from a monohull to a catamaran I spent almost an entire winter training cat manoeuvres on an app made by Blue-2: Manoeuvre Port (Cata). Once in the boat in real life I was amazed on how similar it felt to what I learned from the app. I still use it to prepare the docking -trying out the different options- before I dock in the more tricky situations: the app allows for setting up the conditions like wind force, wind direction, gusts... allowing to simulate the situation as it is it ther in front of me. The result is that I'm still married and the money still resides on my bank account. So far. Thanks again for the great vid, Erik
thanks for the info. Will have to check it out. Always game to learn, especially when no fiberglass is at stake!
Thanks for the video, very informative for a beginner like me. Given the chance onboard a 46m 4deck Cat. Coming from crude tankers.
AWESOME!! Now I just need my boat so I can practice it all.
Thanks guys
Timmy
As someone who grew up piloting fresh water power boats in the form of Bass Boats, Fish and Ski, Ski and Pontoons. All of those were generally single engine and none had the ability of the Cat to pivot in place. Other than maybe a little challenge when dealing with wind because there's so much surface area for the wind to impact on a Cat. I'm fairly certain I'd find them very enjoyable to maneuver even in tight spaces. I say this to maybe help someone who's apprehensive about piloting a Cat but has experience with single engine craft to not be worried. With those two engines spread so far apart and the thrust basically being at the outside edge on both sides of the vessel as long as you take your time, you should never really have any difficulty. Especially if you're patient enough to wait for calmer conditions if winds are high. Thanks you for a great video that I hadn't seen this perspective of maneuvering. It for sure put to rest any apprehensions I had when it comes to my own ability to pilot a Cat. Fair winds and God Bless...
You made a very good training video with the drone and other views. I would have have you add one tip to those with twin engines. Your throttle and transmission direction controls are all in one, which is great! But too many boats out there have separate transmission and throttle controls. I f you buy or have a boat with split controls, spend the money to have the controls combined. You will find bumping the direction and throttles much easier and less confusing. On Coast Guard boats they are set as one control unit. Remember they’re teaching 18+ year olds how to drive as pros! Once agin great video!
Agree, I was bareboat chartering a big motor cruiser 20 years ago, was in a tight spot with crosswinds, got a little rattled, and grabbed the throttle when I wanted the gear shift. I didn't hit anything other than the red zone on my blood pressure, but it wasn't good.
Nicely done! I enjoy all of your videos but this instructional video was well engineered and thought out to help the user understand what is going on . I particularly appreciated the overhead camera on the throttle and shifter controls combined with the drones birds eye view of the boats position and rotation relative to the dock.
Just excellent shots and editing. Also the Wright team were so god at walking through each step. Well done guys!! So is there a Seawind in your future? Best Dave S Boston
Thanks Dave! Got along with Rob and Scott so well, we drove back up to Seattle to film that one. They really seem to genuinely want to help people learn their new boats. A Seawind? For us? Probably not. We really like what Clarity offers. Plus, that’s a lot more money that we can do other things with. But hey you never know. Maybe someday. I’d take a 1600 for sure. Just need to win the lotto. Lol
Your vids just keep getting better and better. Thank you for all this info, both learned and re-learned.
Aw, thanks. We are learning with every vid!
These are really solid information videos, don’t remember seeing anyone else who gives this level of behind-the-scenes educational aspects of what the real experience of sailing is like. Thank you so much.
loved the video. there is no substitute for practice. go out for a day of fun practicing docking and communications
Cool drone shots. On the med mooring exercise I was missing what I consider the most difficult bit in this maneuver, namely ensuring that the anchor has set well. Quite often there is not enough space to really drive it in going astern, yet it needs to keep you off the dock and neighboring boats once the engine(s) are off.
Very helpful guys, it seems that take your time whatever you do. Thanks guys, cheers n stay safe
yes, slow slow slow the boat...
Very helpful video. I guess that was a new 2020 Seawind 1260. Thanks again and save docking.
I enjoyed the video but I think it would be really interesting to see one in really windy conditions I wonder why I still haven't seen an instructional video on docking in such condition on RUclips
Was just listening to your podcast about having a small dinghy sail boat to practice on and that's a great idea. Just wanted to mention that I picked up the eSail Sailing Simulator which is used by Sea Cadets to practice as well. It's quite good and teaches you quite a bit about sailing so you don't feel quite so 'fish out of water' when you get on board.
Great video, takes me back to when I was just learning in Brighton Marina :) - keep them coming
Good Episode Guys,,, always good to brush up on basics ...
Used to be a Fast Attack Driver in the Navy and we always Joked .. There is not going to be more space, just because you drive slow .. but it will hurt less, once things go tits up :)
Thanks for a good video
An other great instructional video. Very different experience from a monohull. Because you need water on the keel and the rudder for steerage, I was taught to use speed, I.e. 3-5 knots, to bring my boat in. Revving the engine to bring my 46’ to a stop. When ever I didn’t...the wind controlled the boat with the predictable crunch...
I did that in the beginning when we first had a big monohull. I learned slow was much better! It only took a couple of crashes to convince me.
I guess it depended on wind conditions. Also love using the spring to back out off.
I’ve not driven a cat yet! But I’m guessing having two props to steer you means the helm is less useful. What of windy conditions? Don’t you side slip?
Cats generally much easier to drive. Depending on the freeboard, crosswind can be very difficult. Yes, going slow you pretty much don’t need the wheel at all. Just set neutral and dance on those throttles.
You need to know your boat! Which way does your stern kick when you goose the throttle, in forward, in reverse? Allow for that when you need to stop or control the bow.
Great show!!
Thank you for this nice video.. I want another with strong wind conditions..
Superbly done ! Great video quality and imaging so nice ! that is why I love catamarans the maneuverability in tight spot is magnificent !
Hey guys I miss watching you two, but really enjoyed that video, iam gonna go back and look at some others. Keep up the good work.
You two never cease to amaze me with your topics, I will certainly keep this episode on file to review. Excellent job guys. My favourite channel on Catamaran sailing procedures. Cheers Doug in Vancouver.
Excellent, I’m going to be watching this many times...thank you!
Excellent video M&N! I'm used to twin sticks on my 50' MY. There are some differences because of the width of the cat, and my throttles are separate from my gear shifters, and I almost always operate from a flybridge 15' high. But the same principles apply. Very interesting, and really well shot! Loved those overhead drone shots. And I really liked their spring line techniques. But it would be nice to see how Bob does this single handed. Maybe another video on single hand docking? Thanks for this! I haven't seen any video on catamaran technique like it.
thanks Guys what a very informative episode the guys being so calm was a great tip as well, take your time should be our life call
Another awesome video! Well done. Great job with all of the angles and showing the throttle quadrant.
18:40 - That's far more confidence than I would have in a boat that expensive. I probably would've let that line out a bit so it would pivot farther away from the dock.
Good video....easy though when you are not parking in a horseshoe next to someone and the wind is blowing you into them. My slip is a horseshoe has like 8 feet of clearance between boats and the wind is always blowing me into the other boat.
Nice to have two independently operated propellers available. The starboard engine-gear-shaft-propeller system makes some funny noises when in reverse at low rpm. I noticed it in segment 7 "Narrow fairway arrival backing against wind" (15-17 minutes into the video). What do you think makes that clicking noise? I estimate that there are about 8 clicks / second or 480 clicks/min. That frequency may possibly relate to the propeller or the propeller shaft rotating at 480 rpm, assuming an engine rpm of around 1000 depending on reverse gear ratio
Thx for the video. You talk about pivoting out with the stern- cleat or the bow- cleat. Why you didn't use the midship- cleat?
Omg
That’s amazing to see
I’ve been practicing on a game and I cash my boat every time 😖
Thank you for sharing g
That was great! Add that to the Cat Vs. Mono battle. I might be sold on that one alone!
Thank you guys for making this video! It was very helpful.
Great video. Thank you! I have several files with the tips I have come across on many channels.
Thanks guys, this was an awesome video. One of the best cat docking videos I’ve ever seen. Thank you!!! I’m moving into a tight slip this weekend and plan to use some of these learnings immediately!
Well done! Love it guys. Cheers, Ted and Annette
Easy peasy, meanwhile I just popped 5 new greys watching. LoL. Great episode, thanks
they make it look easy! And it is, really, most of the time. Still, always a bit of sweat on our brows.
More awesome tips! Thank you!
I'm wondering how easily this could be done solo if needed. Kind of makes me think a remote control system for the motors would be handy in that circumstance. Stand back there on the sugar scoop remote and line in hand, lol.
Also, man... I just love the 1260... Looking at all of the catamaran options out there, I'll see one that I like, but I always end up coming back to the seawind. It's not perfect, but it seems like most of the things I'm not a fan of could be addressed in construction if you were buying one new. Though the Vision 444 comes REALLY close, except that I just don't like the raised helms... and now I'm way off topic... lol
depends on the situation of course, but yes, with a large enough fender aft, you could do this solo. Stronger wind and tighter spot of course makes that tougher. Yes, remote systems exist. We've seen them in use on power cats. Pretty impressive.
These guys are an expert in docking.
Learned a lot of from them...
Thanks for this video guys..
God bless.
Really liked this one O'Kelly's, thank you. Docking would have to be my most stressful period on the water especially when your coming I n amongst such expensive vessels (not to forget your own vessel) and the chaos that could result with a stuck throttle or gear shift cable aaargh. I liked the stern first approach, makes sense and I have only done this with a mono hull, twin screw Vessel. I used a complete separate system and remote control that I plugged in where I would sometimes need to reverse up to berth the vessel (remote has no feedback to the steering) no fun lol, but I always learnt to remember to go slow. I enjoyed this.
This was an excellent how-to presentation! And helpful to those that still have a monohull....thank you all!!!!
Great video as always, docking boats always makes me nervous. Having the camera on the controls really helps visualize this. I bet this took a while to edit, but it's the best tutorial I have seen on RUclips to date. Two things (somewhat unrelated); have you guys considered doing the great loop with your cat? Secondly, do you have any thoughts on buying a boat for charter (we won't have time to sail full time until a 3-4 years from now).
Glad you enjoyed. Looping would be fun, but we’d have to take the mast down. Maybe on another boat. Buying a boat for charter can be great if you have to time to get there and use it. From our friends who’ve done it, all day that you’ll never make money at it unless you are the captain.
great multi cam sync... love it..
Awesome video - Thank you for all the angles! 💕⛵️
That top view is super handy. Should be an option to have it by default when buying a boat. Does such system exist?
Great video and awesome tips! Thanks!
all these videos of all channels on the subject perform the manouvers in ideal conditions. please show as how to enter or leave a narrow fairway with the wind blowing 25 knots perpendicular to the fairway.