MEDITERRANEAN MOORING | Using an Anchor or Mooring Block

Back by popular demand, Joe Fox demonstrates the two ways of Med Mooring. In some areas in the Mediterranean, it is popular to use provided mooring block and lines as part of this docking procedure but we will also demonstrate how to do this using your anchor.

A special thank you to the owners for letting us borrow their boat for this demonstration.

Please let us know what you would like to see next. (Be mindful we have limited vessel usage).

[switchmuso]

8, 52 the tiying off is a work of art, I'm learning this move.

[ushi]

Thank you for this excellent guide to mooring in the Mediterranean.
Instead of using the windlass to tighten the chain, I would have used the engine in reverse. This is also useful for proving whether the anchor has grabbed the bottom. I'm afraid the windlass doesn't have enough power to do that.

[xaltyhimself]

as a person going to be chartering a lagoon 46 next April these videos are so so so helpful as I'm going to be in the med and haven't done these maneuvers before the videos give me great confidence in how i will be able to moore the lagoon thank you so much.

[matthewrk]

Joe would make an excellent RYA instructor!

[jamesdenman]

Been binge watching these videos. Thank you for the value you are producing.

I would like to see a video of your power cats in rough sea conditions.

[johndouglas]

Nice video, couple of things worth thinking about though, when using the anchor if your in a big yacht like the lagoon 46 and the leeward boat is small like a 30 ft mono and you have a cross wind you could cause their anchor to drag if you rest on them. So you might want to try to put minimum weight on any leeward vessel. Also on the mooring lines gloves are advised,

[blackduck]

Nicely filmed and clear instructions. I would just add that if you find yourself using bow lines (as most wharfs, docks and marinas do in Croatia) then the sequence of attaching lines is determined by wind direction. If the wind is blowing onto the wharf the first lines you attach are the bow lines. And obviously if it's from an angle onto the dock then it's, the front ´windward side first. then the windward stern line, then other bow and last the stern leeward. The bow line system is good and all but it really is the cause of many a fouled prop and marinas make decent money charging for divers and repair of their lines. When it's windy (Croatia!) you can sit on a wharf and watch boat after boat catch other boats bow lines or the marina lines. And with most catamarans the prop is designed to come off if tangles (to protect the sail drive) so after fouling a bowline its not unusual to lose a prop the next day as you drop into reverse for the first time ; another money make for marinas.

[jonwilson]

Simple, clear and concise video, thank you very much

[jbrownson]

Very useful videos, great camera work and editing, thanks

[keepingcalm]

Hi ho, nice videos ! Thanks a lot. In france you often have that mooring line concept - pays of to use gloves since they often have a lot of grime and sometimes muscles on them. Also be careful if you pass ships moored stern to - the lines catch easy in your propeller ESPECIALLY if you have the props so close to the board as a lagoon.

[sivanbdr]

Really important to have ball fenders off the sterns as that will save your boat if the anchor loosens or is lifted by onather boat. Also durring the acctual approach especially if there is wind.

[davidjacobs]

Great video and info please keep them coming -Thx

[katamaranscom]

Good run through. In the second case, make sure you keep the 'slime lines' well away from your props. As you come in, you might need to stop the marinero from pulling the slime line (mooring block lead line) out of the water too soon. Leave it until you have your aft lines on to minimise the risk of fouling your props. Otherwise, it's mask and snorkel time. I speak from experience on that one!

[jackhedley]

Excellent and very informative - thank you

[romulus]

Thank you -- super helpful. Re: future content, you might consider some parent categories like "sail handling" or "maintenance, " whereby you could develop lots of videos under each of those broader categories. E.g. replicate the engine maintenance video but for electrical systems, plumbing, sail/rigging and general boat maintenance. What tools do you carry for each of those areas, what routine inspections do you conduct, what does preventative maintenance look like in each of those areas?

Re: sail handling - I enjoyed the trim video but this might be extrapolated a bit.. e.g. sail selection for light wind vs. heavy winds, up vs. downwind, pros/cons of different sail plans, common issues with flying spinnakers or self-tackers, etc.

Thanks again, keep going!

[nkdave]

Great video! Thanks for making them. Just bought a Leopard 50 and we are learning as we go.

[altergreenhorn]

1:00 this is also the reason that in the med cats arent realy popular because the dock fees are 1, 6-2x of those for a single hull boat, because the cat need two berth, the marine will charge you for that. Average marine in the Med will charge 50-100 EUR per day for single hull 12m/38ft boat.

[HarrsnRose]

Thanks for the great video. I was curious why you used the snubber as a safety instead of letting some rode out to take the load off the windlass?

[BroSquadPlara]

Hi, great video. As a relative newcomer to cats, I have a query. If there is only one lazy line available, should you take it windward or leeward side of the boat? Obviously in a monohull it would be windward but I've seen a teaching video for a cat where it was taken to the other side and it said would keep her better aligned... Thanks

[StartVisit]

would be great also to show proper undocking, thank you