If the owner of that boat reads this, all you had to do was motor forward with that midship line attached and you would have come in right along the dock. Just as pretty as you please.

So I have been there too. My first time I did not handle it well either, but learned. This is always a tricky operation.

We all have to learn somehow, either by making mistakes or watching other peoples! All he needed was to spend a little less on the boat and a little more on some training.

that was painful to watch

Most commentators didn't really understand the situation in the video, did they? But the main thing is to give good advice. I think: The skipper is trying to untie the rope after refilling the tank. The rope belongs to the fuel station and was caught under the MIDDLE-CLEAT of the vessel. The dock- hand can't do anything, the rope is spliced to the bollard. 😉 Question 1: How is it possible to jam the rope under the cleat? The rope is too thick for the small cleat. The skipper probably made a whole turn around the foot of the cleat. I suspect he used the OXO method. Question 2: How do you get out of this situation? The boat has to be moored again in order to relieve and release this jammed middle cleat. Question 3: What is the most elegant way to dock the boat in this situation? The boat already has a middle spring. 🤣 The skipper only has to put the engine in forward-gear and the vessel will dock itself with the middle-aft-spring. If the Wind is to strong use the bow-thruster to support the turning into the wind. Then attach a fore line and an aft line. Disengage the engine and thereby relieve the middle-spring. Now it should be possible to release the middle-spring again, don't you think? What do we learn from this? When using a cleat, make sure that you do not make a full turn around the base of the cleat. Especially if the line is too thick for the cleat. 🤣 Regards Btw: Gorden Lamp was totally wrong with his analysis! 🤣👎

It would be easier to just drive forward and use the line as a spring, it will bring the bota in and then just let it stay in gear which will keep it in place while putting on all the other lines.

if he drives forwards with that first line secured, the boat will simply come alongside. the guy on the dock is worthless too

Owner has more dollars than sense.

I've docked there. It looks like Juan Carlos Marina in Valencia. The wind can be strong and the swell in the marina is an issue. In this case it seems to keep the boat from bouncing against the concrete dock.

Good video it happrns often in toutistic areas. I learned by experience too and did similar mistakes. Many rent such boats and are not such skilled and trained. This situation is safe as wind is coming from port.

One line on a stern cleat, motor forward that will bring the bow closer to the dock where you can toss a second bow line.

I'm surprised at how many viewers are struggling to understand what is really happening in this situation... It is obvious that he is trying to get OFF of the dock. The line is too tight for him to loosen it from the boat's cleat while under tension. The line is the Fuel Dock's line and they don't want it cut - this also explains why they're not releasing it from the dock side. Perhaps view the full scope of the situation before you start captaining the cap'n.

simple drive forward with the first line attached - job done the boat wiil 100% pull int o key

Boat is equipped with how many winches?

Guys, give him a chance ! No one is close, Wind is strong, lots of gusts, everyone need practice... come on....

beautiful boat.

Reading the comments, it looks like most of you watched a different video. Lol. What I see, is that they are done getting fuel and are trying to leave but they can't get the midship line uncleated. They then attempted to take the load off the midship line by putting the stern line back on then finding it insufficient, they reinstalled the bow line giving enough slack to remove the midship line and give it back to the dock handler.

was he coming or going

I didn't read the comments until after I watched and I was wondering the same thing, am I missing something? Once he got the midships line to any of those huge cleats, it becomes a spring because he's got miles of empty dock space ahead, just motor forward right rudder if needed, keep forward idle or more throttle to keep the boat pressed to the dock and fenders until they place the bow and stern. Watching the guy on the dock trying to pull a 50 ft yacht to the dock in what looks like 25 knots off dock cross wind looks painful.

the bow is loose ... what are they up 2?

How about reversing against the spring line??????

@ DouglasUrantia: Yes, a while before

Not one person here has the idea (well I read one does), he is exited the gas pumps and spring line has too much pressure on it to release. He either has to dock again (release the spring line) and exit or I would just sacrifice the spring line by cutting it.

That is too expensive a boat to have such a helpless, unknowledgeable crew. This whole episode was absurd to watch.

The boat is new the sailors are new i presume. All the keyboard sailors on here is amazing but he first time anyone tried to dock in heavy winds, can't tell from video about current, this is usually the outcome. The difference between sailors and wannabe sailors is what you take away from an experience and what you learned to change for next time. No damage to boat, everyone kept fingers and health so that is a good day

Spring midships, because that's about at the boat's gravity center. Then light forward throttle. Keep boat parallel to pier using prop wash (directed with rudder). Boat gently docks ...

Really nice boat

A few issues with this video: first, it's quite likely a breach of privacy (not even the boat's name blurred); second, instead of pointing the camera for 15mins the author could have gone down and see if he could help, no?; third, and this also goes to all the pundits down below, it's not made clear that the couple onboard is trying to LEAVE the dock and the white line belongs to the dock (not shown at the end, convenient cut), not to the boat

Looks like between 15 and 20 knots of wind. Shouldn’t be a big deal with 2 crew members and a dockhand. Dock my 36 on lake michigan all the time in these kind of conditions singlehanded with one dockhand assisting. Like someone else posted. Approach the dock headed at a 45 or better angle into the wind and instruct the dockhand to tie off the bow line (I keep it hanging on the lifeline so the dockhand can grab it), then you can back the boat up to the dock by reversing. The momentum of the turn into the dock will help swing the stern around.

Toss a fwd(aft leading) spring. Left full rudder, clutch in ahead. When the stern sticks the pier, pass the stern line.

bowline around a bolder, slow forward with steering to port, done and dusted.. I sail solo on a 42', easy peasy..

Wink Butz is almost right. It simply will never happen no matter how much power he puts on - the bows will always blow off. The simple solution would be to transfer the line to midships cleat, motor gently forwards probably with a little port helm on (in that wind he may not even need that) and he will land gently against the pontoon. The curious thing is that nobody seems to teach mooring single handed with a midships cleat. Actually I prefer to do it this way in all circumstances because, when you pass a bow line to that helpful person on the dock, you can virtually guarantee they will try to stop you with it and you end up with your stern swing out.

It looks like the video started after he got the gas and the problem is that he can't untie the knot at his cleat because he didn't tie it properly. The knot part is stated in the description. With wind that high, he should have done a couple of figure-8 wraps around the cleat before locking it. He probably locked the cleat knot without any figure-8 wraps and the pressure from the high wind made the knot "permanent". His lines are black the line that is locked is white so it probably belongs to the gas dock so he couldn't just cut it. They finally used the black lines to release the pressure on the white line to untie it. The video is edited so you don't get to see that critical moment which would have occurred between 6:52 and 6:53.

why would sailing boat need gas?

My bit: black stern line onto the last bollard, gear forward + bow truster. Such wide stern will turn her onto the pier and slack the white line.

On 3:22 there is Superyacht A worth $323 million from Andrey Melnichenko on background.

Just in case they have the nerve to watch themselves and read the comments... Google 'Docking with Spring lines'!!

Thanks for this video

That's who was driving the charter boat you just bought. :)

For anyone else in a similar situation, a few things to remember: 1. Never secure your stern line first. A sailboat can only move the stern, not the bow (except with bow thrusters, which normally aren't strong enough to fight any significant wind). If you secure your stern line, you can no longer steer the boat! 2. Never rely on bow thrusters. They're there for convenience. If you don't think you can safely dock without them, give serious thought about docking elsewhere. 3. Midship lines allow you to spin the boat with ease. Helm hard to port or starboard, burst of forward power, then idle reverse. 4. Always give the dock hands clear, direct, and confident instructions. Many of them have never helmed a large boat; don't assume they know what you're thinking. 5. Even in strong winds, a dockhand should be able to take slack by taking a turn on the cleat and pulling the line at 90 degrees, then taking up more slack. In this case, the best approach would be: Establish only the bow line by approaching the dock into the wind, perpendicular if need be. Instruct dockhand *not* to cleat immediately, and back away 1/4 boatlength. Have the dockhand take two turns around the cleat, but be prepared to release it or take slack. Helm hard to port. Forward slow against the bow line. Stern will move toward the dock. Dockhand cleats the forward line, moves aft and is thrown the stern line. Take slack and cleat. Take in the bow line. Presto!

Are they still there? 😄

Sheesh... from the comments you'd think everyone has done this and done it well their first time at bat. Humanity is taking a moral ride down the toilet for sure.

well, that's eight minutes of my life I'll never get back.

При отжимном ветре да ещё при такой длинне Яхты. Это было очень сложно!

It's easy to grin when your ship comes in and you've got the stock market beat. But the man worthwhile, is the man who can smile, when his shorts are too tight in the seat.

So wonder the beautiful sail boat was,nt crushed ......wow

all the gear and no idea

Wow..... Money can't buy skills !

All he needed to do was to steam ahead on the forward spring and once alongside keep her in gear and the helm over to port slightly to keep her ass end in, then you can worry about putting the other mooring out. All the gear and know idea!

It seems like a lot of experts have chimed in here. Curiously nobody has mentioned prop walk. That boat most likely backs to port, so the whole concept of tying the bow line and reversing wouldn't work, unless he was attempting to dock on the port side. it's no easy task in that heavy wind.

1. Drive the boat at a 30-degree angle towards the dock, throw the spring line to the pier, which you then secure. Afterward, turn the rudder to starboard, and the stern will automatically dock. 2. When approaching from the other direction, this way, there won't be any issues with the mast when the wind is weak, as it tends to turn the boat downwind.

or just move the line to the center cleat and use it as a spring line, pop it in forward and done.

Full fledged cluster.......

It is very simple to fix nose first, and after stern by revers.

Faut acheter quelques amarres, ou lancer plusieurs ammares ... quand on souhaite accoster ???

If he powers forward the boat will sit at the dock at ease .. he has a stern line already hooked up.. Then loop an another line and undo the stuck line ..

not having seen the first attempts, I'm surious why no spring line was used. securing with a stern line in the wing, yeah not the best situation... almost as silly as coming in stern too when they should have come in prt side too ..head into the wind, but again not my sheet hanger

What happened between 06:50 and 06:55??

people with bow thrusters don't usually learn how to really steer their boat ... they tend to rely on the thruster and as one can see: sometimes they're not strong enough

Kinda figured the cap would understand what wind can do. Gotta be a greener.

I went to the dentist yesterday and it was less painful than this! Bernard Moitissier would turn in his grave.

I'm crying watching this...

Look at the "A" at the Dock, WOW.

The most finely tanned scalp I've ever seen.

Wow. Painful. Why do they keep going below?

I think Gordon Lamb, several comments down, gave some good advice,,, and there are a half dozen more comments here that would work well. It goes for both docking and undocking, training and technique are priceless. What I have not seen here, and the very first thing I saw,,, what the heck is a low hours sailor, even leaving his slip for? He and she should certainly,, not maybe, have stayed in their slip or mooring, and sat back drinking. If it is blowing 20 to 25 in the harbor, there are 2 to 4 meter seas outside the jetty. It is obvious he and she would not be able to handle that. The real flaw is sailing on a clock. I have to be at work Monday. I have a dinner appointment. I paid for this vacation and I am going. ,,,, these are all really stupid things to think or say when facing that BIG BLUE WET THING out there,,, the OCEAN. You 'sail on the tide',, only and always. Your clock, your schedule is NOT the ocean's clock or schedule. To head out, or head home, if the weather or tide is not right is just the height of stupidity. Absolute, suicidal, hubris. Yes, I HAVE made that error,,,, and I'll not do it again ever.

Drive straight forward to doc, secure bow line turn wheel hard to port engage engine forward, stern will come along side of dock, secure stern line..

a year later...

They have a bow thruster

Go around, line up for a better approach. Better safe than damage your boat!

People like this should buy an RV

Rudder full starboard and slow forward should pull the boat against the quay. If he has a bow thruster, that will help.

What the heck - once in this situation all he had to do was have crew throw another line to dock hand, tie off new line to bow and dock hand could have slowly pulled bow to dock incrementally with one wrap around the dock cleat.

Could have been a lot worse, problem in my state (CA) and I suppose many others is this: if you can BUY a boat, you get to drive a boat, and I am starting to believe we must have some licensing. It's NOT hard, but you DO need to be taught. One thing for sure, once a line forward or aft is Pinned to the dock, you can motor the other end into position, providing the line is strong, and the cleats sound. I come up with the nose of the boat (in high wind), have a crewman step off and pin that nose to a cleat, now the boat IS under control, it's the reverse of using a spring line. At that point, the wind all by itself can push the back end of the boat one way or the other to dock and if the wind is blowing true to the direction of the boat, you can use the motor to bring her in. And notice this guy is at the END of the dock, with the rest of the dockage totally open. That's OK if the boat can swing safety to either the dock or the other dock at 90 degrees but it is often/usually better to start around the middle of an open dock, that way the boat can go either direction and ease up (bumpers out of course) to the open dock space.

so sad for my french friends! Little hint for the two persons: stay on earth, sea is to dangerous for you!

Sell the thing and get a motorhome

Turn the wheel all to starboard and let ingine go forward slow, then the boat will nice and elegant drift toward the pier...

Tie off a line forward and walk it back to the handler.

I'm relieved to see everyone else in the comments here was thinking the same thing as me...forward and let it swing over plus why even use the midship dock line use a stern line and slowly forward problem solved.

Creditcard Captain 🤣

Całkowicie niepoprawne. Cóz on mogł zrobic z tym 1 brestem???? Silnik odstawiony cyżby awaria? Ale i tak mozna było podac cume rufowa na poczatek potem dziobowa lub przeniesc brest i dociagnąc na sznurkach

My God......!

next stop, the super-yacht across the harbor........bwahahaha

Has a bow thruster too...but that's not much help! Lol..

Es lo que tiene hacer los nudos deprisa, despues son dificiles de deshacer.

Q: Whats the best thing to have on a boat ? A: A knife

Once again, a sail boat underway is a colisión in progress!

This is a perfect example of what happens when all you have is MONEY.....neither a knowledge of, respect for or LOVE of the Sea.an Old Coastie

het moet verboden worden dat dit soort lui met een boot op het water gaan, een klein klapje vooruit ende boot ligt tegen de kant

wow

who did give him license? :)

Bareboat charter?????

look like it had bow thruster why not use it. and why would you throw a line from middle of the boat. should have done bow line first

I suppose he blamed wife in Yacht Club for being so stupid... ;)

This is so painful to watch...especially when she goes downstairs to get a jacket...

Never have said a vidio suxz b 4 but this 1 suxz ballz hard fkn core.😭

The wind is pushing the bow off the dock. Walk that black line up to the bow cleat and pull the bow in. Duh!

Some silly issues seen in this video. * with the mid line attached one could easily have applied ahead and rudder to turn the bows into the dock and tie the bows down. * tying the rear line to the transom spoilt it all as the rudder would then not turn the boat but would only tension the rear line without rotating the boat. * the use of the bow thruster was too late and not done with accuracy. * the bow line was released too early. Dare I go on............. I always thought that the size of the mind of people owning vessels could be proportional to the length of the yacht it handles, but maybe I am wrong! Still all is well that ends well, and one could learn from the experience but a preview of logic in boats would avoid many heartaches and expensive bills.

Much too painful to watch, someone needs to learn how to use a spring line.

2 hardly ables