How To: Reverse into a berth | Motor Boat & Yachting

Our step-by-step guide demonstrates the best technique to use when reversing your boat into a berth.

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[nickwebb]

Thank you for another excellent ‘teach in’ John 🙏

[clair]

THat was an amazing demo! I'm a First time skipper and had some nerves about docking but your directions were so clear and precise! Definitely gave me an excellent explanation. Love the work

[davidodonovan]

Thank you for this information.
Excellently well done sir.
God bless you.

[howard]

You always provide clear demonstrations but why do you use the wheel to back in and not just the sticks? I'm guessing you have a rudder angle indicator so you easily get the wheel back to center... Is that correct?

[darkdestroyer]

People in cars cant park like that and you are affected by winds and current. Skillfully done great to watch.

[piteurpiteur]

Thank you. Nice to see that. We have a 2 engine cruiser and reverse into the berth always. Challenging without thrusters. Maybe on the next boat. 😁

Had to do it with one engine the last time this season and that was even more fun. 😳

[epicnavigator]

Good demonstration Captain!! What if the elements of the current and the wind come from the bow? I found it the most challenging situation on the catamaran

[ChristianYanarella]

Do you need to use that much wheel? I am used to the props being able to do that work.

[blairirvin]

Would like to see the technique for a large single engined vessel with no bow thruster

[pamexlorer]

Good information, but as with others, I would like to see arriving without thrusters. Also twin engines.

[thaitom]

Would have been a more realistic demo if the next door berth had a boat in it as well so the room would be restricted

[MrMikeydrum]

is it just as easy when you dont have a bunch of empty berths and no bow thruster?

[alealeale]

Molto belli i tuoi video. Sarebbe molto utile per chi ti segue farne alcuni con un motore solo e senza elica di prua. Ciao

[zk]

Last boat i docked was in the early was a 25’ donzi with single mercruiser bravo stern drives. And we didn’t have any of the tools or tricks you have was an art back then....far more difficult and required skill and experience. With the all of the tech u have available today, i bet my 4 year could dock stern to without any trouble!

[harrywilke]

Das ganze ohne Wind und Wellen und ohne andere Boote Super

[markomarten]

I would like to see this done with a single engine boat and no bow thruster, that would be good to watch.

[Markdsf]

To turn the boat you can use one engine in forward gear or the other in reverse. Which one you choose depends on which direction you want the boat to drift. Use yout starboard engine if you want the boat to drift to starboard, and vice versa.

[stefanknorsch]

Well done, but why are you turning the steering wheel like a wheel of fortune? 🤔
Harbour maneuvers don't require steering. At this speed props and thrusters have a much bigger steering impact than the rudder.

[gregbergstrom]

That’s a lot of wheel use. You could take a lot of the thinking out by just centering the wheel and using the throttles. Shouldn’t even need the bow thruster. Just my opinion. Nice job though.

[fosta]

Sick of seeing these videos with almost ideal situations, no neighbours and a thruster to hand. In the real world boats everywhere lots of wind and no thruster