https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoGMAEjiHmU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qOPM_SMJCc
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After we purchased Rose Lee and she was sitting on the hard last winter, I was a bit concerned about my ability to safely dock a 47' sailboat without damaging our boat or our neighbors etc... We have always sailed off a mooring so our docking experience was limited. We joked about the upcoming season and how we would make out with the big boat but my anxiety level rose as spring approached. I turned to a good friend of mine named youtube for advice. After a bit of searching I found the Maryland School of Sailing and Seamanship site which is a fantastic resource for all kinds of boating information. Captain Tom Tursi has an excellent presentation on docking which really showed in great detail how to successfully dock a sailboat in a variety of conditions. In some cases no matter what you do it can be tough to get in wind above 20 knots etc.. and in these cases we will go to plan B and grab a mooring or drop the anchor into detail, however in the majority of the situations these techniques which are not at all intuitive work great. Whenever I we are getting ready to dock now I always think to myself what would Captain Tom Tursi do:) The 1st link is for a presentation which I have watched a dozen times and have practiced the majority of the skills with very good success. The 2nd link Is a student practicing some of the skills which are shown in the presentation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoGMAEjiHmU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qOPM_SMJCc
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