This addresses one of the more stressful aspects of sailing. Would love to see more videos like this.

@DistantShoresTV

3 жыл бұрын

Noted! Thanks for your comment, brunsonr.

Please find time to produce more episodes similar to this, there are so many sailing channels that feel sometimes a little like im watching someone's holiday video, you have always been informative and for a newby wannabe sailor such as myself I find your how to vidoes a fantastic resource. Thank you to you both. Chris UK 🇬🇧

There are many "how to" videos on docking. They tend to show how skilled the demo skipper is, doing handbreak-turn-boat-parking and such. What are doing here is really practical, step by step and how I would *want* to do it! Excellent, very much appreciated!

Impressive control on an unfamiliar boat. Terrific demo.

@DistantShoresTV

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Patrick! Glad you enjoyed the video.

@alexcooke9805

3 жыл бұрын

Yes he is very proficient at boat handling skills. He's a great teacher.

@treecrusher

3 жыл бұрын

This is impressive boat handling for a familiar boat😁

@allysonhanks9159

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Patrick how are you doing😊

Can’t get enough of these! Docking is my greatest fear!!! Thanks for also showing how relaxed the skipper should remain.

I’m a new boat owner and maneuvering is tight places is still worrisome. This video had great tips. Please make more like this one.

@allysonhanks9159

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Chris how are you doing😊

Great intro to marina handling. Love to see something with stronger cross winds and tides.

Great video, would love to see more of this in slightly windy conditions

Love the docking videos, as even the most experienced sailors can always use more tips and tricks for docking.

Keep'em coming, my wife and I need work in this area. Well done!

@DistantShoresTV

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do! The teamwork when docking with your mate can be very satisfying when you get the techniques down and establish a good system of communication, Robert. We look forward to seeing you on the water sometime.

Thank you! Someone promoting the mid cleat warp first!!! Be nice to see the contrast of single rudder and vectored thrust over it. Sail Safe Guys, Ant, Cid & the pooch crew.

I like the way how calm and deliberate you handle the boat. You take your time. That's the point where many beginners get into trouble - too much thrust, too much counterthrust, oversteering, panic ensues.

I find that a mid ship cleat and a spring line does help a lot in docking. You could make a video on that technique alone, I am sure many would learn from it. Cheers, Richard

Always try to feel the boat through my feet when I get on a boat to figure out how it's going to react. Like becoming one with the boat.Glad to see you're doing great. God bless you all, be safe.

@DistantShoresTV

3 жыл бұрын

Love that, Alex! Great tip! Thanks for your kind words.

Yes. Dealing with prop walk has been a challenge for us, learning to handle our new-to-us canoe stern boat.

I'd like to see the spring line tricks used for rotating a boat against the wind off a dock. I've used them a few times but not often enough to have them fresh. Thanks for figuring out how to create content when you're away from the boat.

@DistantShoresTV

3 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion! Thanks.

You handled the boat carefully and smoothly. Also noted the easy, in time, communication between you and your 1st mate.

I will tell you that I would LOVE a video on single handed docking. To add a bit, I have a small 6 meter "pocket yacht" (Canadian built Paceship P2-20) and my power source is a 4 hp Evenrude outboard. I trailer my boat to the launch site and after putting her in I always turn her around so she is facing the lake. The positioning would be just like your first example here. But being single handed means I have to undo the lines at basically the same time as I start the outboard. This can be VERY tricky. Plus, if the wind is blowing into the launch area my boat can be blown sideways toward obstacles before I can get to the tiller and accelerate the motor. I know you guys are used to bigger sailboats but there are probably a number of us out here with smaller boats. A smaller percentage put their boats in every time they sail. And an even smaller percentage have to do it single handed. But demonstrating how to handle the MOST complicated undocking and docking procedure would probably answer lots of people's questions regarding small sailboat handling. BTW - I have always found that coming in to dock is sooooo much easier. I can often do it with nothing more than wind power. Scott W PS- That was one BIG snapping turtle!

I love docking videos. Can never have enough. Thank you.

Great video Paul and Sheryl! Love the view of the snapping turtle and your canoe. Great instructional video.

You guys make it look sooo easy to dock, especially the first time... Well done kodus... Like magic...

Nice, calm explanation. No stress no panic. Never enough of docking videos. Great job, keep recording.

Great video, thanks! A spring line is single handers best friend. I use it every time when docking, with a block close behind the pivot point and led back to a winch next to the tiller.

I'd like to see a docking video about reversing a full keel boat with a stern hung rudder. A different beast entirely.

Super helpful. Thanks for posting.

Thank you for posting this video!

Thank you and what a lovely part of the world. The colours in the trees are stunning.

Really good and taught me about my own „stern kick to port“ on my Hanse. Should have realised bows in port side to, will be easier....very helpful. Thank you.

Good demonstration, very helpful!

excellent demo! keep'em coming!

Absolutely enjoy your how-to videos. One always picks up a lesson or two. Thanks! Cheers 🍻

Another great informational video. Thank you

Great video, as always. Can't go wrong with more docking videos under different circumstances. Thanks!

Nicely done! No matter how much experience you have, docking is always a challenge.

@DistantShoresTV

3 жыл бұрын

Very true!

Found twin rudder little more challenging. No real prop wash. Enjoyed the video.

Good reminder points for unfamiliar boats. Please do more.

Paul LOVE this video.. watched it 5 times already. LOL you gonna laugh - was fully certified for commercial skipper in the eighties.. just picked up a 30 footer to get some trainingwheels and hate docking now.. Going to go spend the day in-out of the slip until the dock master tells me to knock it off. nothing like repetition to refine rusty moves.. LOL more of the painful basics please.

Please do more. Very comprehensive and well done.

Excellent tips. Great refresher. I will look for other videos where you share your experience.

very professional!

Thank you so much for some very practical instruction. One aspect of learning to sail that I have not yet seen done so elegantly.

its always nice to learn something new

Hi! Great video as usual. But even greater as it is highly hands-on and full of tips! I would appreciate other videos like that about releasing sequence of bow/stern/spring lines; also about buoying. Take care both!

Definitely helpful - thanks!

Getting a "new to me" Menger 19 catboat soon to replace my CD Typhoon Senior and this was right on target! Thanks

Very nice video! I would love to see more! The drone footage was great! Thank you!

@allysonhanks9159

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Mike how are you doing😊

This is a great video. We have watched it (and an earlier Southampton one) several times. Using a midships spring every time (almost) makes life so much better and yet so many KZread sailors don’t know about this. Practice is the only true way to learn something. But familiarity by watching and rewatching techniques is a safe (thus potentially cheaper) add-on. It would be fantastic to get more such videos as I am always learning new methods and if not new, a good reminder when stress hits and the mind goes to the nearest memory. Thanks for these and please make more ;-)

@DistantShoresTV

2 жыл бұрын

Miles, thanks so much for the positive feedback! So glad this docking video was helpful. We'll be doing more "how-to" docking videos in the future.

@allysonhanks9159

2 жыл бұрын

Hello how are you doing😊

Good information. Please keep the instructional videos coming! Looking forward to your next season, as well.

This is so great. Yes please do more. They.are jewel to watch. A great education. Just got to say "Slow is pro" As I tell a new guy at the launch. Stay safe and Thank you!

Fantastic video.

Enjoyed the video, have to admit, the drone shot from above made me gasp when seeing the under water rocks so close to you. Good stuff, keep it up!

Great lesson - so nice when you know how. Having coffee here in Bethel, Alaska, and thinking of you two. For a while I had a 15' West Wright Potter here on the Kuskokwim River. Great sailing down river, and fun sailing up river. Take Care!

Great video, please do more like this!

Helpful. Thanks!

Very well shot with the added drone video footage that really added to the demonstration. The explanation of prop walk is something most other video creators seem to leave out of similar content. We have the opposite prop rotation which I think is much more uncommon. Most sailboats tend to favor docking on the port side and we often get dockhands advising us to do so and sometimes other unhelpful advice assuming handling characteristics of our boat that are not correct. I've sailed and docked perhaps a dozen other boats before we bought our Rasmus and it is by far the most challenging sailboat I've ever experienced in tight docking manuevers. I would love to see another video using spring lines.

@DistantShoresTV

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your thoughtful and informative comment. We hadn't thought of the challenge of having the opposite prop rotation with regards to docking at marinas where they assume you have the more common prop walk. Good point.

yes, more like this!!! very helpful

@allysonhanks9159

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Don how are you doing😊

Yes, great video. Let's see more like it!

I would love to see Cheryl at the helm for docking or anchoring. :)

@andre1987eph

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, you like disasters at sea videos. Me too.🤣

@robemega

2 жыл бұрын

@@andre1987eph oh that’s just mean ;). I’m thinking she might show us that women can do it, too.

Great video!

Professional explanation & demonstration. for me it was nice to see teamwork !! very important. ☯️

So helpfull these videos. You guys are so informative and pleasant to watch. My favourite sailing channel on youtube :) Keep up the great work. Would love more of there handling videos. Love from Eirik, Norway.

Nice video. Very well explained.

This was very helpful! More like this please.

@allysonhanks9159

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Jeff how are you doing😊

You make it look so easy

Shows what I know.....I always thought that twin rudders would give better control, over a single rudder, even at low speeds. Extra is always better....is not always true. Thanks for this excellent demo!

I’m trying to learn how to dock my new to me sailboat solo. Very helpful to see how the spring line can be used to help. Thanks

Helpful, beautiful, and well-orchestrated. 👍

@DistantShoresTV

3 жыл бұрын

So glad!

Great example I learnt a couple of new techniques thank you 👍

@DistantShoresTV

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! So glad this video was helpful, Outback Sailors.

Definitely would like more videos like this one.

Great video! Do more of these. Superior information. I love the fall colors. Here in Central Pennsylvania at an inland lake fall colors are near its peak. Raystown Lake is a 32 mile long lake.

Great video, more please

I’m a big fan of the docking videos. I would love to see a variety of situations. The trickier the better.

Liked this a lot. Useful to see how you do it. You always make it look smooth and easy. It would be useful to also see common mistakes and how to correct them.

Helpful video. I’m about to buy a Sabre 34 which has an offset prop…So similar handling of a twin rudder because there’s no prop wash. Good demo of prop walk! Overhead shot was excellent.

Here is a list I'd like to see: Back and fills in fairway Med mooring Spring lines while side tied with little room Fueling safely Propane tank safety Rigging preventer lines

This brought back memories. I lived and worked in Lagoon City in the 80's

Love teaching videos

Thanks Paul. I have twin ruddered boat with a wing keel. (MG Spring 25) It's also fitted with a two bladed folding propeller. Life gets interesting in a strong cross wind. I would love to see more of these videos but could you also include boats with a tiller so we get an appreciation of how over you're pushing the rudder.

Yes, we love these videos. A video leaving a snug berth with no room in the back would be awesome.

Wonderful. More docking please :)

@allysonhanks9159

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Mark how are you doing😊

Great video, it’s good to see the use of a spring line when mooring

@DistantShoresTV

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Stephen. Thanks for your comment.

The quality of your video gear is excellent . Very useful tips for me as I am a new skipper .

Loved it very helpful

@allysonhanks9159

2 жыл бұрын

Hello how are you doing😊

Well presented video. Many thanks.

@DistantShoresTV

3 жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed this video, Mike. Thanks for your comment.

Good stuff. More please

@DistantShoresTV

3 жыл бұрын

You got it, Kenneth! Thanks for your comment.

Very good, looky lou's make it more stressful than it needs to be, The changing of the leaves are beautiful , we are about a month away from those colors...

Helpful!

Would love more videos like this please!

@DistantShoresTV

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your feedback, Lilith!

Love it. Would,likemto see more spring line techniques

@DistantShoresTV

3 жыл бұрын

More to come, Torsten! Thanks for your suggestion.

Good video, very instructional, more docking videos would be nice.

Great video, thanks a lot! More harbor maneuvering and hands-on / how-to videos please :-) Regards from Finland!

Écho others. Nicely done. Makes me want to go to the dock tomorrow and practice. Good to see you in your homeland, but hope you get back to Distant Shores soon.

@allysonhanks9159

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Steve how are you doing😊

More like this please guys.

Well done.

@DistantShoresTV

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Mike.

Yes. Helpful, interesting and good level of detail. I just need to get a boat and start trying it out.

@DistantShoresTV

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Good luck on your search for a boat.

@WillN2Go1

3 жыл бұрын

@@DistantShoresTV Watching this again! Going out later on my first solo rental. I've got a long list of things to practice. Ever see Mr Roger's Neighborhood? It came on TV when I was a teenager, we thought it was creepy that this guy always sits down and changes his shoes, ties them, then puts on a cardigan with a zipper. When my son was a toddler I realized Mr Rogers was tapped right into what little kids were passionate to learn. This is like that for sailing. I'm going through the ASA books, sometimes it's just a flurry of words. I would love a fat book or a series of videos that just goes step by detailed step through everything. All the things the boom vang does, Why some boats don't use preventers. Really basic stuff. I always 'go back to the basics.' I was the best student on my first kayak stroke class. A year later I took it again. "Why are you here???" I'm sure there are improvements I can make. Yep.

I like these larning vids soon to buy a 40ft sailboat next year mayby a boat like Delos they have a beautiful boat and like how to sail one man until I get some to help later but short trips up an down the west coast to learn how to sail love all your videos to bad your not sailing I miss your videos my friend from Seattle Wa USA

@allysonhanks9159

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Ben how are you doing😊

great subject and right on time for me.

@DistantShoresTV

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful, Roger. All the best.

@SV-DEDICATED

3 жыл бұрын

Plus, I shared it to the Hunter's forum so Promises Kept can his boat !!

Good video and very well explained; one small point I think your crew placed the spring on the forward docking OVER the railing rather than under. that would damage the railing if you drove forward with any pressure to bring the boat alongside.

@allysonhanks9159

2 жыл бұрын

Hello David how are you doing😊

Btw.. Super important for us. As club members we can to sail different boats at different lengths each time we go. We try to establish common procedures not just for docking but from the moment we on board to we are back. The only part without procedure is from the moment sails are up. Would love to hear your procedures, especially how you pick up on the boat sails rigging...

Thanks for your video! I would like to see more about spring lines. I see that you use a prepared loop to put around the piling - can you explain more about how to determine where to put this loop along the line from the clear, and then how you and the crew handles it to stop the boat?