I have been sailing all my life. Owner of motor and monohull boats. Sailing across mediterranean, atlantic, BVI (Anegada, etc) I chartered with my wife few years ago a monohull in Procida. When Julio came to our boat I thought: What he is doing trying to take my boat? Can't be so difficult come on. But then I saw the best hands on a rudder that I have ever seen. AMAZING
I have met this guy and I can assure you - the man is a legend. He has just jumped on that boat and has never seen it before. He owns the marina - his name is Julio. He insists on taking all the boats into the marina himself (Because he's seen so many people get in a mess). He will jump on anything from a 30 foot speed boat to a 120 foot mega yacht. He'll back a sailing yacht around at almost full throttle and back it into a slip perfectly like he's lived on the boat all his life. He jumps from boat to boat all day long. He's also a super nice guy.
Julio always impresses! Always trying to squeeze as many boats as possible in his small pontoon, and he does a very good job! He can dock boats with his eyes closed!
Julio is a legend! We came in this marina twice. I watched him maneuver boats in and out, for hours on end. When I grow up, I want to be able to moor boats like Julio. And he is a nice guy. A real Napolitano (married to an Australian lady), so his English is excellent.
Ormeggiori are amazing, I had the pleasure of witnessing their work about 5 years ago (2015 or 2016) docking our rented 55' Bavaria, with similar apparent ease and confidence almost everywhere we went. Julio parked us three slots further to Port of where this one went in - with the outer berths occupied! - and while our boat had a bow thruster, he didn't touch it even once; all was done with skill and just the bare minimum of perfectly-timed throttle blips, using prop walk/wash in an impressive display of what practice can do for all of us. My hat remains duly doffed to them, and to Julio in particular; and to anyone scoffing, belittling or disbelieving, I would recommend you pop down there as soon as you can, witness true skill in action, and get used to the taste of humble pie.
I had the pleasure of being parked by him on the exact same spot a few years ago - it was amazing - since there is very shallow water right in front of the space and so you have to park almost sideways - truly masterful!
I read always"bow-thruster". Giulio moored me several times in Amalfi with a Bavaria 44 for instance, definitely without a bow-thruster. He definetely knows what he is doing and he can move a boat in a way nobody else, which I know, can do. And its definetely better so, because the situation in Amalfi is even tighter than showing in the video and there is a dangerous rock underwater.
Thanks for posting this video. His skill shines in the quick yet perfect movements which waste not a calorie of energy. I'm amazed at the flaming, but then, there is no protection from juvenility on line.
@@Devo491 The same trick will work if you will fix the nose and work with the engine and steering the right way. We used to dock like this on Bavaria 42 Sport without any thrusters )
That deserved applause. Well done! I once got a standing ovation docking our 50 ft trawler. I had to back her down a long channel in reverse with a whole lot of people on board and watching from the pier.. Single screw too! It's wonderful when everything works like a charm because Lord knows..........when it doesn't there's usually an audience!
Provato quest'anno in giugno con un 14mt. Quando ci è venuto a prendere, non ci siamo nemmeno accorti che era già sulla barca. Poi entrato veloce all'ormeggio pelando ovunque con una precisione incredibile. Non lo sapevamo che l'ormeggiatore lavorasse così. Quando abbiamo realizzato, avrei pagato per rifare l'ormeggio ! Coppola the best !!
The fact that a modern mono hull sailing yacht rotates so easily around the axis and propellor walk is not a familiar to many inexperienced yachtsmen is the reason why so many of them have a hard time docking a yacht. If you been around the docks a lot you can always observe helmsmen who are surprised their yacht in not moving in the direction parallel to yacht center line.
Been there done that but have also had the bow thruster fail with mechanical issues fortunately on that occasion it was June in Sweden and the marina was empty.The damage was £3k to the skippers wallet for a new Vectus thruster
I do that sideways in my boat. And yes I am from Norway! We can d funny things with a boat. But he handled that boat very well. Using the drift he make to force the boat in place. That just perfect.
It always amazes me as to why people seem to think that a person who makes a successful docking is some kind of hero. Nobody does that about a car being parked. Like anything, practice makes perfect. Nevertheless, it was a very neat and swift docking. Full marks helmsman.
Big differences, driving a car is always the "same" conditions. On a boat you have waves, wind... of course he not a hero but you need good skills and a lot of practice to dock like he did...
While he uses the bow truster to aid the main force to rotate the yacht is using the main prop. Again, for those who commented this is easy, try it yourself. It requires quite some practice to be able to do this on any yacht. Kudos to the helmsmen!
I love the comments. Everyone is an expert. 90% have never captained a boat and would shit themselves before even entering the marina bow thrusters or not.
For all those folks who believe they see the bow truster in the aft (or stern) of the yacht... first bow trusters are at the bow. What the helmsmen is using to rotate the yacht is called propeller walk. Look it up on wikipedia to understand before you comment.
It may have a bow thruster but I don't believe he has used it. He's used a technique called 'prop walk' to bring her stern into position and the bow away from the other vessel. Prop walk is easily done on a boat with a fin keel under water spec.
My experience with yachts is that even the small props create enough propellor walk to rotate the stern. A yacht doesn't need much force as by design rotates easily around its axis.
Absolutely great job handling and docking. Couldn't help but notice that everybody on the other sailboat had their camera phones recording to see if you collide but nobody grabs a boat poll to help. Unfortunately typical. Peace
ok , there is a lot of belly aching going on about the thrust no thrust but more importantly no comments on the sheer beauty of the mates on the passed yacht???? come on
nicely handled...and i'm betting 99% of the "real sailors wouldn't use bow thrusters" people commenting 1) don't have a boat..or 2) sail from their desk chair a good sailor uses all tools available to him/her...bow thrusters included
@crankatorium Another calculation: charter for a boat of 42 foot (~12 m length, 8 people) is 2000 euro, so 250 pp. Travel from Munich to Croatia 60 Euro pp. Boat's diesel and gas about 30 euro, depending on consumption. Food pp 10 euro per day, makes 70 euro. Harbour and Anchor fees. Insurances and small stuff about 40 euro. So you're at about 450 euro per week. You don't need to be a millionaire. An ordinary job will do.
The boat appears to be a Jeanneau 45DS, though I could be wrong. The displacement of a Jeanneau 45DS is 23,000 pounds. Maybe it's not 15 tons, but it's certainly more than 4 or 5. At least 11 would be a good bet.
Thommp thoomp thomp Thomp * diesel engine revving way too high* Ennnngggggnnnggnngnngngngngngnn *bow thruster screaming like a banchee* Parking like a boss. Priceless
Well, the guy had a bow thruster and he knew effect of the propeller and rudder. No doubt he trained it before, I would say he is a professional seaman.
I don’t see bow thrusters used in this vid, maybe I missed it. What I do see is coming in hot and using prop walk in reverse to ease the stern over. Well done Captain.
If I'm not mistaken, judging by the churning water at the port bow at 1:05, this boat does have bow thrusters. 😒 Don't get me wrong! It's still a nice bit of mooring. 😉
at about 1min he throws it in reverse to stop it, the spurt at 1.05 is probably the wash from that. if i had bow thrusters i would not have pushed the nose right, yes it gets the boat parallel but its not getting you any closer to the boat he wanted to more against. If anything i would have put a small nose left input in a long with the full right rudder nudge of forward he did at around the same time.
I'm sorry Adrian Chapmanlaw, but I don't believe this is an after effect of the reverse move. Even if the spurt of the props would travel all the way to the bow it wouldn't exit in a right angle to the boat as this one definitely does. I'd bet my life insurance on it that it is a bow thruster. His bow was already pretty close to the boat he wanted to more against. He didn't need to get any closer. Of course I could be wrong, but it looks to me that the bow actually did get pushed to starboard which would confirm my theory. No, Dan Brookes. Port bow. Port is on the left and the bow at the front. The rudder on the other hand is usually at the stern (rear end) of the boat. 😉
Lmao there's always one of these guys in the comments. Could be a video of a gin palace surfing a tsunami and you'd still find someone saying pfft I could do that easy
What is so spectacular about this maneuver? There is no drift, no wind from the side, and a bow thruster. That is really for beginners. My little daughter could have done that.
All the modern, hull design elements make parking and even backing up a breeze. Unfortunately, most of these also make less than ideal attributes for blue water cruising, such as the all-to-common, fin keel loss or the spade rudder fail. My full-keel, internally balusted boat simply won't back-up on any intended direction but it has survived more than one grounding with no damage. It also nearly sails itself on almost every point. It is a bit spooky in crowded marinas but we try staying away from these as much as possible.
To add things up this is a sun odyssey 45DS and it weighs 9 tons+thruster it is a toy or as i would like to say tupperware but i still think the parking was very good
I have been sailing all my life. Owner of motor and monohull boats. Sailing across mediterranean, atlantic, BVI (Anegada, etc) I chartered with my wife few years ago a monohull in Procida. When Julio came to our boat I thought: What he is doing trying to take my boat? Can't be so difficult come on. But then I saw the best hands on a rudder that I have ever seen. AMAZING
I have met this guy and I can assure you - the man is a legend. He has just jumped on that boat and has never seen it before. He owns the marina - his name is Julio. He insists on taking all the boats into the marina himself (Because he's seen so many people get in a mess). He will jump on anything from a 30 foot speed boat to a 120 foot mega yacht. He'll back a sailing yacht around at almost full throttle and back it into a slip perfectly like he's lived on the boat all his life. He jumps from boat to boat all day long. He's also a super nice guy.
120 feet is not a mega yacht. he drives way to fast and if he is a legend its not a good thing. he bounced off boats as he moved, and you worship him.
At least not in this video, here he shows excellent skill, moves very slowly, and has great situational awareness.
He is like me, and I do it with planes too. 😂
The welcoming “hello” from the beautiful lady puts the cherry on top of an already amazing atmosphere, I suppose this what they call “the life”
Julio always impresses! Always trying to squeeze as many boats as possible in his small pontoon, and he does a very good job! He can dock boats with his eyes closed!
Julio is a legend! We came in this marina twice. I watched him maneuver boats in and out, for hours on end.
When I grow up, I want to be able to moor boats like Julio. And he is a nice guy. A real Napolitano (married to an Australian lady), so his English is excellent.
Ormeggiori are amazing, I had the pleasure of witnessing their work about 5 years ago (2015 or 2016) docking our rented 55' Bavaria, with similar apparent ease and confidence almost everywhere we went. Julio parked us three slots further to Port of where this one went in - with the outer berths occupied! - and while our boat had a bow thruster, he didn't touch it even once; all was done with skill and just the bare minimum of perfectly-timed throttle blips, using prop walk/wash in an impressive display of what practice can do for all of us. My hat remains duly doffed to them, and to Julio in particular; and to anyone scoffing, belittling or disbelieving, I would recommend you pop down there as soon as you can, witness true skill in action, and get used to the taste of humble pie.
I had the pleasure of being parked by him on the exact same spot a few years ago - it was amazing - since there is very shallow water right in front of the space and so you have to park almost sideways - truly masterful!
I read always"bow-thruster". Giulio moored me several times in Amalfi with a Bavaria 44 for instance, definitely without a bow-thruster. He definetely knows what he is doing and he can move a boat in a way nobody else, which I know, can do. And its definetely better so, because the situation in Amalfi is even tighter than showing in the video and there is a dangerous rock underwater.
Giulio è il numero uno..Un piacere vederlo ormeggiare qualsiasi tipo di barca come se fosse la cosa più facile al mondo!
"-Cooper, what are you doing?"
"-Docking..."
Well done, Capitain 👏, even with a bowthruster, it still a true challenge 👍
Thanks for posting this video. His skill shines in the quick yet perfect movements which waste not a calorie of energy. I'm amazed at the flaming, but then, there is no protection from juvenility on line.
This is actually pretty easy when you have little to no cross-wind and a bow-thruster.
Still very skilled, but when I saw the bow thruster go on :(
Bow thrusters are a cheat! Let's see what he can do with a plebeian boat and 20 knots of wind!
@@Devo491 The same trick will work if you will fix the nose and work with the engine and steering the right way. We used to dock like this on Bavaria 42 Sport without any thrusters )
Exactly. No sweat at all, provided you have a minimum of skills
@@Koozmich There's tricks you can do with Prop walk, but there are some places I've seen where you need a bow thruster.
He is very well insured... :)
There's something almost poetic about the expert handling of a sailboat that size.
I have a 42ft ketch with a full keel and would have NEVER even tried it. Well done captain.
That deserved applause. Well done! I once got a standing ovation docking our 50 ft trawler. I had to back her down a long channel in reverse with a whole lot of people on board and watching from the pier.. Single screw too! It's wonderful when everything works like a charm because Lord knows..........when it doesn't there's usually an audience!
Little wonder this was poetry in motion: harbor master takes the helm of every vessel entering the marina. He's no fool.
Provato quest'anno in giugno con un 14mt. Quando ci è venuto a prendere, non ci siamo nemmeno accorti che era già sulla barca. Poi entrato veloce all'ormeggio pelando ovunque con una precisione incredibile. Non lo sapevamo che l'ormeggiatore lavorasse così. Quando abbiamo realizzato, avrei pagato per rifare l'ormeggio ! Coppola the best !!
Harbor Master must have learned that trick from Captain Ron and his years driving the USS Saratoga.. ;-)
I had the same thought:-D
The move is how he squeezed in there. The bow thrusters we're merely a luxury. Cap's a boss.
Dude wicked, are you everywhere?
The fact that a modern mono hull sailing yacht rotates so easily around the axis and propellor walk is not a familiar to many inexperienced yachtsmen is the reason why so many of them have a hard time docking a yacht. If you been around the docks a lot you can always observe helmsmen who are surprised their yacht in not moving in the direction parallel to yacht center line.
That is a talented harbour master. Wow! What a great job.
He did an amazing job getting our Catamaran in, couldn’t believe it!
He ain't got nothin' on Captain Ron.
I rented a boat and pulled a Capt. Ron returning it. Ill never forget the lady on the dock...sir..Sir. . SIR ..SIR! . Ohhh
I Meant To Do That!
Giulio has seen enough fancy sailors making disasters, to let anyone bring havoc in his pristine marina! hahahaha
That’s what insurance is for!
Nice , I'm going to put thrusters on my boat when and if I get around building it.
30 to 40 footer , steel hull.
offplanetevent Thrusters are for pussies (on anything under 45 feet).
@@jamesmorrison745 Well then I'm a pussie with a heavy steel hull vessel with forward and aft thrustes.
Nicely done Captain Ron.
Been there done that but have also had the bow thruster fail with mechanical issues fortunately on that occasion it was June in Sweden and the marina was empty.The damage was £3k to the skippers wallet for a new Vectus thruster
That there is someone that knows his vessel and how to handle it. Well done.
I do that sideways in my boat. And yes I am from Norway! We can d funny things with a boat. But he handled that boat very well. Using the drift he make to force the boat in place. That just perfect.
Nice one.
Although towing the dinghy could seriously bust the party.
It always amazes me as to why people seem to think that a person who makes a successful docking is some kind of hero.
Nobody does that about a car being parked. Like anything, practice makes perfect.
Nevertheless, it was a very neat and swift docking. Full marks helmsman.
Big differences, driving a car is always the "same" conditions. On a boat you have waves, wind... of course he not a hero but you need good skills and a lot of practice to dock like he did...
While he uses the bow truster to aid the main force to rotate the yacht is using the main prop. Again, for those who commented this is easy, try it yourself. It requires quite some practice to be able to do this on any yacht. Kudos to the helmsmen!
And so , someone knows how to maneuver his boat. Nice job.
No current, no wind and thrusters. He handled it well, but this was hardly a challenge.
where does it say its a challenge?
nice work
Give me anything with bow-thrusters and I can park it like a champ.
Yep, experience shows. That's a beautiful thing.
It is easier with a bow thruster, but...... it is a great video to watch ... whether easy or hard!
Julio has always done this since I was still in the belly of the mother I know him very well
Legend says he didn't cry during his birth, but cut his own umbilical cord while commanding "waist breast loose, cast off!"
No current, no wind, bow thrusters.
and not 15 ton
Yep. Easy Peasy
Johnie Taylor with crew and a full tanks etc it probably is about 15 tons
And stern thrusters, just as God intended.
Bow AND stern thursters
Life is easy with a bow thruster. Do that in a 20kt cross wind, med morning set up. Though love a good docking video and the Amalfi coast is brilliant
Nice job skip!
I love the comments. Everyone is an expert. 90% have never captained a boat and would shit themselves before even entering the marina bow thrusters or not.
everyone who drives a boat of any size is a captain, didnt you hear the news?
@@bryannonya9769 I must have missed that memo. Captain Dingy might be my new boat name.
I like cheers at the end. 😊
Julio what a great guy! Greetings from Toni "Elevation"
At the helm..I sure love when people have knowledge of what theyre talking about:)
Excellent skipper
Beautiful...🎉
I teach docking and un docking on YOUR boat. Great video. He nailed it. So cool....
Nice job, this guy has skills!
skills bouncing off other boats
For all those folks who believe they see the bow truster in the aft (or stern) of the yacht... first bow trusters are at the bow. What the helmsmen is using to rotate the yacht is called propeller walk. Look it up on wikipedia to understand before you comment.
Very nice. I would have bashed every boat in the harbor.
With intent.
That's beautiful... A Master!
It may have a bow thruster but I don't believe he has used it. He's used a technique called 'prop walk' to bring her stern into position and the bow away from the other vessel. Prop walk is easily done on a boat with a fin keel under water spec.
My experience with yachts is that even the small props create enough propellor walk to rotate the stern. A yacht doesn't need much force as by design rotates easily around its axis.
Docking like a boss! Great skills.
Piece of cake on a small yacht like this with no wind during the day.
Bow thrusters are great. You still have to know how to use them. Nice job.
LIKE A GLOVE!!!!!!! Don't nobody hate, as a boat owner myself I can appreciate the skill in controlling his vessel.
Precyzyjne, choć na pierwszy rzut oka - dość ryzykowne (prędkość), dojście do pomostu... Dobra robota!
GRANDE GIULIO!!!!!!!!!
At the speed this guy was going it was going to be "go big or go home". Nice job....no matter what you say.
The two little boats hit each other, no damage done, no claim number.
Absolutely great job handling and docking. Couldn't help but notice that everybody on the other sailboat had their camera phones recording to see if you collide but nobody grabs a boat poll to help. Unfortunately typical. Peace
ok , there is a lot of belly aching going on about the thrust no thrust but more importantly no comments on the sheer beauty of the mates on the passed yacht???? come on
Docking of bow thurster, well done!
nicely handled...and i'm betting 99% of the "real sailors wouldn't use bow thrusters" people commenting 1) don't have a boat..or 2) sail from their desk chair
a good sailor uses all tools available to him/her...bow thrusters included
Complimenti, veramente molto bravo!
Yeah thanks for the bow thruster and prop walk
@crankatorium Another calculation: charter for a boat of 42 foot (~12 m length, 8 people) is 2000 euro, so 250 pp. Travel from Munich to Croatia 60 Euro pp. Boat's diesel and gas about 30 euro, depending on consumption. Food pp 10 euro per day, makes 70 euro. Harbour and Anchor fees. Insurances and small stuff about 40 euro. So you're at about 450 euro per week. You don't need to be a millionaire. An ordinary job will do.
Reminds me of when I used to skipper the 'Toga!
The boat appears to be a Jeanneau 45DS, though I could be wrong. The displacement of a Jeanneau 45DS is 23,000 pounds. Maybe it's not 15 tons, but it's certainly more than 4 or 5. At least 11 would be a good bet.
Was that applause at the end for a band or this skipper?
+dovla666 Both, I guess... :)
Know, know, know your boat gently down the stream…merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily life is but a dream.
Julio is King!!
Hello from Cipro!!
I'm with you, almost doesn't seem fair with a bow thruster. I guess credit is earned in knowing how to use it.
Thommp thoomp thomp Thomp * diesel engine revving way too high* Ennnngggggnnnggnngnngngngngngnn *bow thruster screaming like a banchee* Parking like a boss. Priceless
Driving that boat like the BOSS he is!
I would not have appreciated him getting that close to my boat.
Not much choice! The guy had that channel pretty well throttled, being where he was.
He's done this before - you can tell. The bow thruster helps, too.
Easiest slip to get into in the entire dock. Even has prop walk to help.
We parked in Amalfi without any help in 2017. But it was off-season (in May), marina was half-empty and we had a small boat (32 ft).
1:06 you can see the port bow thruster in action.
Well, the guy had a bow thruster and he knew effect of the propeller and rudder. No doubt he trained it before, I would say he is a professional seaman.
I don’t see bow thrusters used in this vid, maybe I missed it. What I do see is coming in hot and using prop walk in reverse to ease the stern over.
Well done Captain.
yeah you can tell by the burst on the port side theres a bowthruster, but still a impressive "risky" squeeze through the two boats!
Amalfi marina, there are two harbour masters, father and son, they are great at docking.
This seems to be the equivalent of a NYC parking garage- just for boats
Nicely done, bow thrusters are for wimps
If I'm not mistaken, judging by the churning water at the port bow at 1:05, this boat does have bow thrusters. 😒 Don't get me wrong! It's still a nice bit of mooring. 😉
Would that be Starboard bow at 1:05 ? Could be a prop deflecting against the rudder?
at about 1min he throws it in reverse to stop it, the spurt at 1.05 is probably the wash from that.
if i had bow thrusters i would not have pushed the nose right, yes it gets the boat parallel but its not getting you any closer to the boat he wanted to more against. If anything i would have put a small nose left input in a long with the full right rudder nudge of forward he did at around the same time.
I'm sorry Adrian Chapmanlaw, but I don't believe this is an after effect of the reverse move. Even if the spurt of the props would travel all the way to the bow it wouldn't exit in a right angle to the boat as this one definitely does. I'd bet my life insurance on it that it is a bow thruster.
His bow was already pretty close to the boat he wanted to more against. He didn't need to get any closer. Of course I could be wrong, but it looks to me that the bow actually did get pushed to starboard which would confirm my theory.
No, Dan Brookes. Port bow. Port is on the left and the bow at the front. The rudder on the other hand is usually at the stern (rear end) of the boat. 😉
Trust me it does ☺ and it mushrooms out
Seemed a little captain Ronish
Bow and stern thrusters make a huge difference.
With bow thruster and absolutely no wind that's easy!
Lmao there's always one of these guys in the comments. Could be a video of a gin palace surfing a tsunami and you'd still find someone saying pfft I could do that easy
Thomas probably still lives in his parents basement!!
You are so right...downstairs, uncuted hair, no job, watching these kind of vids
What is so spectacular about this maneuver? There is no drift, no wind from the side, and a bow thruster. That is really for beginners. My little daughter could have done that.
All the modern, hull design elements make parking and even backing up a breeze. Unfortunately, most of these also make less than ideal attributes for blue water cruising, such as the all-to-common, fin keel loss or the spade rudder fail.
My full-keel, internally balusted boat simply won't back-up on any intended direction but it has survived more than one grounding with no damage. It also nearly sails itself on almost every point.
It is a bit spooky in crowded marinas but we try staying away from these as much as possible.
To add things up this is a sun odyssey 45DS and it weighs 9 tons+thruster it is a toy or as i would like to say tupperware but i still think the parking was very good
the parking was nice, no winds and that guy used the bow thruster ... so not a big deal
Anyone could have parked that with a bow thruster!! Well just about anybody! ;- ) Nice job!
fascinating !
cheers