I enjoy reading all the Keyboard Captain comments, because I watch so many 20 foot runabouts that could not back in to that slip. The Captain here did a great job! That is a 92 foot boat with a 24 foot beam tipping the scales around 205000 pounds with a very slippery 5 foot 11" draft. No it does not have a stern thruster, only a bow thruster, and the two monster 60" wheels that bite water very hard compared to most yachts. Yes there are a lot of people on the skybridge, but the Captain is not up in that mix, he is standing at the rear station with a perfect view of what he is doing. So with that cross wind having a near 50 foot tall sail to grab on to and 92 feet of broadside I would say he did very well
@aerodicus11 ай бұрын
The captain did a great job, the crew however could use a few tips.
@butch6814Ай бұрын
Looks like the wind was blowing pretty good too
@CheersWarren2 жыл бұрын
Definitely a quality job of maneuvering that boat with huge windage and a ton of people on board . Twin screws helps but that boat has some huge wheels ( props) on it and could get into trouble very quickly . Notice how he keep the engines at idle the whole time only going into and out of gear ( Fwd or rev) and some bow thruster . Very skilled in that wind ! Nobody should kid themselves that was slick! Well done captain/helm. Warren
@TheAidanLeee2 жыл бұрын
A lot of people don’t realize or have never docked boats with lots of windage, it’s like docking a boat with the sails up. The wind has a huge effect and can even over power the bow thruster
@jackmcmacken5372 жыл бұрын
Captain gets mad respect for that docking!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@malcolmbarr22672 жыл бұрын
Pretty good berthing skills. There's nothing like a structure catching a bit of breeze to sort out the men from the boys. Well done Skipper!
@sheepdog110211 ай бұрын
Great captain, he never got in a hurry even though he had hundreds of eyes on his every move.😊
@haunter516623 жыл бұрын
Outstanding job! A true Captain's Captain!
@kenlee-972 жыл бұрын
To be honest, he should of approached his slip/beryh from downwind, then go ahead WITH THE WIND ON HIS BOW FOR BETTER CONTROL INITIALLY- but after the initial move astern, it's makes not that much difference-just saying what professional captains do. Maybe there was some water traffic in his stern at the time.
@mikepowers48122 жыл бұрын
@@kenlee-97 so approach downwind from land... lol got it
@Sailor376also2 жыл бұрын
A work of art in that wind. Remarkable skills.
@lisab33962 жыл бұрын
That's a nice little boat isn't it...... Always a pleasure to watch a master dock his boat! 🙂
@dannettepeters15073 жыл бұрын
BULL'S-EYE!! Superb work on such a windy day!
@dannettepeters15072 жыл бұрын
@@OGJeff685 Really? I was impressed and thought it excellent boat handling, especially with the wind! You must be VERY talented at boat docking! Cudos
@tex148th3 жыл бұрын
Damned fine boat handling !! WELL DONE !!
@chrischapman2762 жыл бұрын
This is nothing but like putting a size 10 foot into a size 9 1/2 shoe. Very very well done
@neilharrison75559 ай бұрын
It is the easiest thing in the world to steer/manoeuver a power boat at medium to high speeds. Quite another thing to manoeuver at low/berthing speed. This was done just nicely. No fuss, no drama. You might notice very little prop wash. Looked like the skipper was using LOTS of rudder with minimal power. Once you've got either the bow or stern movingit only requires minimal power, to get the boat "heading" where you want it to go. I did my PSCRB certificate in a fast-flowing river, and one of the tests was to put an old-fashioned ship's lifeboat alongside another moored in the river. The Examiner simply said "Now, I'd like you to come alongside the other boat Starboard side-to, WITHOUT CAUSING MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO EITHER BOAT" (The guy had a sense of humour!!). The correct way is to head INTO the tidal flow, because:- 1. if you come in too "hot" the tide will push you back (minimising any damage if you get it wrong!) 2. as the tide is flowing along your hull, rudder movements are more effective and you can control positioning much better. 3. best way is LOTS of rudder, with short application of power, all boats with a single engine respond to this. It's when you have TWIN engines things can get interesting -the skipper in the video obviously knows his boat, and how she handles.
@n40tom5 ай бұрын
For your information he wasn't using any rudder he was strictly maneuvering with propellers
@sparkysparklepants3 жыл бұрын
Great seamanship Skipper, and cud’s to the crew and dock hands.
@TheBangBang08083 жыл бұрын
That's a captain that knows his boat and has the skills. Even if he used thrusters you still need to know what you're doing. And he's dealing with the wind which you can hear in the background. True - deckhands not ready with lines to tie off or hand off to people on dock? Easier would be to go in now first. Major props to the captain!
@kenlee-972 жыл бұрын
When have you ever seen a blue water game fishing boat berthed like a 747 jumbo jet at a marina ever in your life??? I didn't know you tube had become a refuge for 15 year olds' to talk and comment about things they know nothing about. When How often have you seen a blue water game fishing boat be berthed bow in at a marina?
@gutzzgutzz67952 жыл бұрын
@@kenlee-97 is this unusual for such a big boat?
@ktor5382 жыл бұрын
Sweet looking boat!
@frankjames19453 жыл бұрын
That's a real captain
@cats400 Жыл бұрын
With the wind blowing him off the dock, captain did a good job
@calfeggs3 жыл бұрын
Dang what a unit!
@fungidungie3 жыл бұрын
That reminded me of a time in Alaska with a 5 knot ebb, a hotel owner with twin jets and a bow thruster literally spun a boat in a circle with out effect from the tide. I will never forget it as I has just got in from running my dads boat and had fallen on the floor as I heard the single prop cavitating from the first big swell.
@kenlee-972 жыл бұрын
Wow- a hotel owner now is the benchmark for seamanship/boat handling, just wow!
@davidr98763 жыл бұрын
How mamy rod holders do you want on your boat? "Yes"
@60superduty3 жыл бұрын
All of them
@bamahama7072 жыл бұрын
How many PEOPLE?
@ohyeahthatsright31553 жыл бұрын
Lots of “can do better “ commenting instead of showing.
@wsranger53404 ай бұрын
Great electronics and Captain!
@wjatube2 жыл бұрын
When you have too many people involved and no one gets involved.
That was an awesome job. Could they give them a skinnier slip. I love the 3rd level flybridge
@RadDadisRad2 жыл бұрын
Made all those 2nd level bridge boats look like ferries.
@rhodry043 жыл бұрын
Damn fine job!!!
@JakesMusicPalace3 жыл бұрын
This is anything but easy, nice job👍👍
@cbug4196 Жыл бұрын
Nothing like parking a crowded house in a stiff crosswind. Bravo Zulu Captain!
@benjaminmcalister57752 жыл бұрын
What a great job by the Captain!
@dennismazurek9613 жыл бұрын
This person can drive anything what a nice 👍 park job
@blroy10182 жыл бұрын
Capt docked it like a boss!
@miketee24443 жыл бұрын
That wind is kicking for sure. Good job.
@RikkiTikkiTavi2903 жыл бұрын
Wind was whippin, captain made that look easy. Crew and dock hands not so much.
@briansmyla86962 жыл бұрын
Not hard with a bow thruster.
@brianluck842 жыл бұрын
@@briansmyla8696 twin screws and bow thrusters makes any captain look like a pro
@briansmyla86962 жыл бұрын
@@brianluck84 No. Bow thruster is cheating under 60 feet length overall. You're only a pro if you can dock it with twin screws only, over 60 feet, no matter the crosswind under hurricane warning. :)
@brianluck842 жыл бұрын
@@briansmyla8696 look up waterman docking competition on the chesapeake, not 60 foot but impressive
@nickmills84762 жыл бұрын
@@michaelpowell9164 hold my beer
@deanlongthon49632 жыл бұрын
Man captain got some skills
@ginathacker62073 жыл бұрын
Nicely done, Captain!!
@OldDocSilver2 жыл бұрын
The guy in the light lime green shirt on the port side of second deck is piloting the ship by the aft controllers. Great job.
@Erre08094 ай бұрын
P E R F E C T!!!💪💪💪👍👏👏👏
@gc46442 жыл бұрын
That's one great captain!
@n40tom5 ай бұрын
Note to passengers on board especially the ones pushing off the pilings do not I repeat do not try to help the captain you are not helping even though you believe you are
@matheusdelima22483 жыл бұрын
Wish I could dock like that
@matthewnowack46103 жыл бұрын
It’s really not that hard..especially with bow thrusters
@HPDrifter23 жыл бұрын
They need more people on that boat...
@stevekirksey9293 Жыл бұрын
I wanna see how much less this big boat drafts after all 💯 people exit great job Captain 👨✈️
@Ghost-ut6gk3 жыл бұрын
It's like a triple decker bus for the water wow big boat
@signoresantinoburnett116911 ай бұрын
Bunch of Heathens on that Viking!!.
@farrahvee2 жыл бұрын
Nice yacht I love the colors
@fredroberts67722 жыл бұрын
nice job. specially in the wind!
@gunnerneikoify3 жыл бұрын
Totally different story in the days before thrusters. Still took skill and mostly experience though to make it look this easy.
@waterlife.19053 жыл бұрын
Man they packed into.that boat like sardines. I can see at least 20 people on it.
@Mike-hb4pcАй бұрын
Cudos to the captain on that one! What a f*ckef up slip for that boat.
@jeastwood56673 жыл бұрын
Great job. I don't care if he had thrusters. Well done.
@505LandOfEntrapment Жыл бұрын
Okay, where do I go to take a boat tour like this off the coast of OBX????
@davidbaltazor4045 Жыл бұрын
He felt his way in 😎
@thercattrainer3 жыл бұрын
For all of you yacht and charter boat captains bragging about backing up in your slip, try backing up to an oil platform in a work boat, utility boat, or crew boat while having platform personnel swing on and off with swing ropes, while timing the wave action, or swells, along with currents. That really separates the men from the boys. This Captain did a pretty good job. However, he got a little close to the poles a couple of times while having deck hands fend the boat off which can get them hurt. Having a crowd watch you dock can be a bit stressful at times. Also, the deck hands could have done a much better job in their line handling skills by getting everything ready before he backs in the slip. Years ago, when I was working as a US Park Ranger in Boat Patrol duties at Lake Mead National Recreation Area in a Boston Whaler Patrol Boat with a single I/O, people would watch me parallel dock between two vessels at the marina all the time when I was taking a short break from Boat Patrol Duties. I patrolled in all kinds of weather conditions which really didn’t bother me.
@mrsmith29043 жыл бұрын
You do realize we have the technology now too basically lock a vessel in place with variables for swell, wind, current..
@thercattrainer3 жыл бұрын
@@mrsmith2904 Yes, that is true! That type of technology called Dynamic Positioning has been around for quite a while now. At first they used Gyro Compasses on DP vessels. Now they use DGPS and Lasers on vessels with reflectors on oil platforms. DGPS is a lot more accurate that GPS and can hold a vessel steady within a 1 meter square. Drill ships started using DP back in the 60’s, and the most famous drill ship was called the USNS Hughes Glomar Explorer which was owned by Howard Hughes. It was renamed the GFS Explorer after his death. Things have come a long way since Gyrocompasses, LORAN C, and old style marine radar units that you looked down in. I still remember those days vividly! Now you have chart plotters too!
@mrsmith29043 жыл бұрын
@@thercattrainer well I just learned something, thanks for the reply. Yeah I used to run a 32' center console out of tx about 80 miles strictly on my compass couldn't afford a chart plotter/ gps
@johndemeen55752 жыл бұрын
I could do that. Thanks from.St. Paul Minnesota.
@mulletover38322 жыл бұрын
19 and Counting - a day on the water.
@MichaelKallelisOn2Wheels3 жыл бұрын
Capt did well but the crew had no lines ready. WTF? He’s in tie up the boat!
@davelowesky80543 жыл бұрын
R u fucking blind the ppl on the docks had the lines
@Jeff-kw8jj2 жыл бұрын
@@davelowesky8054 But that is not how its done..Dave..You tie the BOAT to the dock, not the DOCK to the boat.
@mikepowers48122 жыл бұрын
The boat was too wide to fit all the way in the slip. Hence why they didn't go back further. The point was to get back as far as possible, drop off the fish for weigh in quickly and gtfo out since they couldn't tie up. Which is why the crew has no ropes.
@youtubecreator272 жыл бұрын
Wow patient control and skill all u nedd!!
@markw.21063 жыл бұрын
Captain knows his boat for sure ...
@richardkaye2228Ай бұрын
That is nice driving for sure , in Australia we don’t have poles , you would be backing in with a boat beside you not Poles , it makes it more stressful
@pieterhoekstra98872 жыл бұрын
That captain knows about using one motor reverse and other forward, sign of a good captain.
@pks418052 жыл бұрын
The bow truster helps.
@pieterhoekstra98872 жыл бұрын
@Franz Klammer Not necessary, if you know how to operate two engines, one forward one reverse, you can turn a boat (any size) 360° within it's length without bow or stern thrusters.
@pieterhoekstra98872 жыл бұрын
@Franz Klammer He did, I'm not disputing that specifically useful in that side wind.
@user-zv1lt4wp2f2 жыл бұрын
Wow, parked that monster like a boss 👍
@kelseydimattei66623 жыл бұрын
need a room designated just for all the life jackets needed!😳
@jenn_gulf_coast46443 жыл бұрын
Great job, I’ve spent a lot of time on the water in Florida, that wind was whipping. Thrusters definitely, helpful in this scenario. Crew was lacking though, not a good look.
@donaldmiller12073 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Compromise was Green Crew not seeming to have any idea of what they were supposed to be doing while docking. Maybe too many beers..
@kelseydimattei66623 жыл бұрын
Yeah all 46 of them!!😳😳🤦♂️...lmao!
@patjaecques97332 жыл бұрын
Twenty deck hands ,and not one of the of any use whatsoever ever. No bumpers , no hold off, just stand and watch a great captain do his thing.
@TheAidanLeee2 жыл бұрын
@@patjaecques9733 looks like their first time being at that slip. No bumpers needed as they will spring the boat so it’s not touching dock or pilings. Usually on boats these size that are fairly manoeuvrable, the captain will basically get the boat right into position then the deckhands are given the instructions to tie up
@bbingtube2 жыл бұрын
Skipper had throttle control on 🔒
@vettebecker13 жыл бұрын
Awesome job
@anthonyferrara22223 жыл бұрын
Nice docking job!!!!
@hectordevega882 жыл бұрын
Excellent job in México we say chingon
@Fleetwoodjohn8 ай бұрын
A strong bow thruster and a good captain. The guys pushing on the poles is funny. This is probably a few hundred thousand pounds worth of sport fisher.
@erikvaaler317 ай бұрын
Pushing on the pilings can actually help - it doesn't move the boat, but it can often bend the piling 6" or more, which can avoid a scuff.
@FirePiper8283 жыл бұрын
Very nice 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@Patrick-ij8bl2 жыл бұрын
Last time I saw someone handle like this, I bought 'em a drink soon as they set foot on the dock.
@alamos82 жыл бұрын
When I see those big two-levels + flybridge sport fishers, always come into my mind the topic "stability" and "gravity center", but I then assume that it is Ok, as they are used sometimes in harsher conditiins than the typicall "all-glass" pleasure motoryatch. But seeing them so high...
@kenlee-972 жыл бұрын
Certainly overloaded stability wise -most people are on the flybridge.
@evelitalian3 жыл бұрын
Like a boss
@hv9356 Жыл бұрын
Great job, but C'mon, back it all the way in already...LOL
@RadDadisRad2 жыл бұрын
That was an expensive 15 minutes watching the deck crew stand around.
@arthurbrumagem38442 жыл бұрын
But well worth the cost had they been needed at the last minute
@scottedwards4024 ай бұрын
Considering the wind and direction and the size and height of the boat, I think the captain did better than most considering he is trying to back a large windgrabbing sail into a small slip. Most people on here commenting on how they could do better can barely back their car into a standard parking slot.
@MIHfishing11 ай бұрын
Dudes awesome pro
@earlwright9715 Жыл бұрын
How big is that boat? Went on a company fishing trip in one very similar in Orange Beach, I think it was 97' or a little over 100'. We had a great time.
@mattwilson32442 жыл бұрын
just throw them a Line ,and pull it Back !
@dufus73962 жыл бұрын
The windage on that skyscraper
@zdme48642 жыл бұрын
Not a fender in sight .
@DougsterCanada12 жыл бұрын
Nicely done.
@marcmuller21764 ай бұрын
Perfect! Congratulation !
@ericd19063 жыл бұрын
That's a sweet Hatteras
@ruinert2 жыл бұрын
This is a 2010 Viking 82 EB It was sold in 2017 for $4.950.000
@Gman67552 жыл бұрын
I would not like to have a few drinks in me before trying to dock that beast but I sure would want a couple after we were tied up safely!
@anto4273 жыл бұрын
"hey guys let's get a fly bridge over a fly bridge over a fly bridge" they said
@michaela.pilkington92003 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@boatlover22963 жыл бұрын
That’s some rich people shit!
@DM-zw3dj3 жыл бұрын
Still room for more fly bridges
@DM-zw3dj3 жыл бұрын
Still room for more fly bridges
@DM-zw3dj3 жыл бұрын
Still room for more fly bridges
@charlesmurray63873 жыл бұрын
Did you miss the huge thrust a few time from starboard at 2:40
@jerryhoward11173 жыл бұрын
Talk about a lot to clean after a day on the high seas..............
@leslie4762 жыл бұрын
Never moved the rudder either. Only transmissions and bow thruster. Perfect job captain.
@High_Desert_Tanner7 ай бұрын
Bow and stern thrusters are worth their weight in gold on a vessel of that size. This is a perfect example of why...
@MichaelSmith-dg1fb2 жыл бұрын
Like a Boss.
@radamus2103 жыл бұрын
Pretty good job in my book.
@michaeledlin99953 жыл бұрын
Rookie.
@sopmod556mm92 жыл бұрын
Outstanding job! And it was pretty windy! Bow and stern thrusters really help, too!
@lawman55113 жыл бұрын
Is it possible to get more people on the fly bridge?
@peterradosevich79752 жыл бұрын
That is a serious sportfisher!!..Bet it cost north of 30 millon..
@ss-55532 жыл бұрын
Nicely parked !
@billy1673 Жыл бұрын
Now THAT is a fishing boat! Why wouldn’t the hands have the bumpers out when backing into the slip???
@anthonymartin56623 жыл бұрын
Oh look son....its a boastful of escapees. Refugees from Cuba 🇨🇺