Analyzing Failed Boat Maneuvers: Learning from Mistakes

Let me know what you think about this analysis so I can make more videos like this in the future

Speaking as somebody who owns a 63ft motorboat based in the Med and having faced this situation of having to back into a crosswind berth without boats either side many times, I have only one piece of advice. Radio the marina and get them to send one of their tenders to hold you in position whilst you attach the lines or ask for another berth which is easier to get into

Guys, even if you are the only boat in the marina, put your fenders out, both sides just in case, doesn't cost you anything to do so. Also, don't try to push boats by hand or using your legs unless you have spare parts for your body laying around :) Commentary is right on point. We've all been there at one point or another on windy days. Practice makes perfect.

The YACHT is a SWAN 65, from the early 70’s. A true super yacht for it’s time !

An amazingly useful format of the video. Please, continue.

fantastic commentary !!!! its amazing how things go bad so quickly in the wind if your not prepared, an old sailor once told me boats can be fixed that's why your insure them but people cant be fixed, rely on your surroundings to fend off and never panic, great tutorial as always, thank you

Great explanation of the several mistakes they made ! Put fenders the right way, get windward stern line first and quickly, forward gear on and big thrust that aligns the bow windward and keeps the boat straight, then attach the windward mooring line, complete mooring, that's it. Fair winds !

You said it at the beginning but I would underline it once more cause I think it s one of the most important things in high wind manoeuvers: if you can(and in this scenario you could easily) just go forward past your berth and back in against the wind so the bow will have only a little chance to drift and the momentum will keep the boat in line and give you some time to tie the boat down. Apart from that very good video, well done

Great presentation. Looking forward to more. Thanks !

This is an old Swan 65 an S&S design. It has a fin keel but the rudder is attached to a skeg. Generally it manoeuvres reasonably well in close quarters and especially when fitted with a bow thruster like this boat. The crew was not briefed well and the captain too hesitant.

Best way to learn is to avoid mistakes that others made already. Therefore such video analysis is important for other captains. We are all on an endless learning curve on a boat. In this video I just don't understand why they dropped the windward stern line. It was fixed, so you don't need more to control the boat. Just avoid the bow drifting. But he didn't even use the bow thruster. Fix the mooring line and that's it. No drama.

An extremely comprehensive collection of not unlikely subpar decisions and possible consequences during docking in windy conditions. Lots to learn. So true about ”if anything goes wrong, everything goes wrong”. Been there, done that - at least some of them. It’s not easy. Great advice too, along he way. Lack of experience and preparation by the Captain of course, but who am I to judge.

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Really nice video and explanation. Subscribed and waiting for more

Great video Thanks Keep them coming please

WOW. As an aircraft pilot for the past 4.5 decades, we often analyze aviation accidents in order to learn exactly what went wrong, so that we can be sure to not make the same mistakes in the case of pilot error. Your analysis of this situation is excellent, and taught me so much useful information about how to do it right, and how not to do it wrong. An excellent presentation, thank you for taking the trouble to share this with us! Subscribed, and am looking forward to diving in to all your other sailing training videos. May be coming to the school for a couple of courses too. PS: I'm interested to know how you were able to shoot the different angles of the video from both sides of the boat; were you flying a drone over the boat while it was docking, or what? Just curious. Thank you.

Excellent video and very informative!!!

Hi, I think you are a very good instructor. Im looking Forward to more Videos, i Hope in english, bc i don't understand greek. Regards, rich

great details, for every condition. Thanks

Great video. A lot of the points you make are obvious to an outside observer but quickly get forgotten in high stress situations. As you rightly point out, give everyone one job to do and with enough crew the job should be manageable.