Parking 15 ton boat like a toy...

Marina Coppola in Amalfi is a tiny marina and all the boats are squeezed as tight as possible. All boats are moored by harbor master (Julio) himself.

[jorgegaratedorado]

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

[MrAlcmj]

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”

[ColGadarby]

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.

[Riskdiving]

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.

[SandroDevescovi]

Giulio è il numero uno..Un piacere vederlo ormeggiare qualsiasi tipo di barca come se fosse la cosa più facile al mondo!

[PeterCasier]

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.

[TruthSeeker]

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.

[master_burn]

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 think he's done that a time or two before, loved the way he made it look so effortless, real skill.

[digijtal]

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!

[tompinion]

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 it doesn't there's usually an audience!

[charliebrown]

I have a 42ft ketch with a full keel and would have NEVER even tried it. Well done captain.

[volkerkonig]

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.

[peterbodifee]

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!

[armand]

Well done, Capitain 👏, even with a bowthruster, it still a true challenge 👍

[wallyman]

There's something almost poetic about the expert handling of a sailboat that size.

[andreabergonzoni]

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 !!

[haroldfletcher]

I happen to own that vessel, not this literal one, but this make and model. I didn’t even see him use the bow thruster… Wow! But if he works in that marina that means a heck of a lot because he has probably slipped thousands of boats in and out of it and knows every little thing about it. Thankfully, a Jeanneau 50 DS (the kind of both this is) has one huge spade rudder and normally comes with a straight shaft prop. So he’s got the help of prop walk and immediate responsiveness with water flow over the rudder, unlike with twin rudder boats. I take it back. He did use the bow thruster perhaps one or two times for a second or two each. Though I’m completely convinced he could’ve put it in there as fast as he did without the bow thruster if he had to have done that. A bow thruster is just an aid. It won’t fully correct your idiocy if you cannot slip a sailing vessel. And, no, there was certainly no stern thruster (this model of vessel simply doesn’t have one) that was just water coming out of the exhaust from him hitting the engine throttle to get the prop walk he wanted.

[phillipleblanc]

That is a talented harbour master. Wow! What a great job.

[weathervanerc]

That there is someone that knows his vessel and how to handle it. Well done.