Great technique and one I recently began using. Get the boat backing into the wind and powering the bow upwind on the pivot. Beautiful docking!

I learn a lot every time I watch one of your videos. I'm in the process of buying my first boat. Twin screw Trawler. Only used a sail boat before. This will be an adventure. As for using a piling to pivot:

Give the captain a well-done!

Great Job Skipper !!!!!!!

Wow! What precision.

What a beautiful boat!

Nicely done!

Excellent video.....more like this Captian Chris !!!.

Great job Skipper!

Good Cappy 👍...

we stayed at Tidewater Yacht just last weekend. Nice Marina

Great job!

Very skilled captain. Thank you for sharing this an making great commentary. I and many others have learned a lot through your videos. It is a beautiful yacht aswell.

Well done

Excellent Job docking in the wind!!!

As you say, no shouting, always a sign that all is well. Its an useful exercise to try that again using just one engine and no bow thruster. Its good to have everything working, but sometimes, just sometimes we're not that fortunate. I often practice a single engine entry into a berth, but its usually forced on me!

Is that a couple of ultra modern jet bikes😂😂😂😂

Chris, I like what you said about bow thrusters, and I see too many use them as a crutch. I have a 1992 50' yacht that does not have thrusters. I learned to use the wind as my thruster, and don't think I'll ever need thrusters with twin sticks, as they are plenty sufficient, though they are welcome if I were to lose an engine. If I had a larger single screw, I would want both bow and stern thrusters, but they're not necessary with twin sticks if you learn that both pilings, and the wind, can be your friend. Well done though.

Single screw, no thrusters here. Do it often enough and you will know how to handle it. Tried a bigger boat with twin screws and it felt like cheating in comparison.. never thought of adding thrusters since lol

You guys can't fool me. He's done that before. Lol