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  1. Yacht News, Jan 7, 2021
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    Not so sure that is where the master wanted to put her. This could have ended rather differently with just one extra wrong input.

  2. Capt Ralph, Jan 7, 2021
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    All in how you do your thing.
    With no thrusters, I often put my stern towards the wind or current (witch ever is greater) and crab in like that.
    His stern may have been pushed in a lil faster than he wished but ya know, no splinters and all walked away from another good landing.

    Now this was cool. Lil cross wind and the only issue I could see, the SmartAss in the Meridian honking his horn at a much larger boat.
  3. Pascal, Jan 7, 2021
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    I don’t see the issue. Pretty good landing actually. I would have preferred coming in bow into the wind but Charleston can have quite a bit of current. Maybe the current was coming in on his bow which explains why he docked that way.
  4. Beau, Jan 7, 2021
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    That looked like a darn nice job! The crew seemed to have confidence in him/her?
  5. Yacht News, Jan 7, 2021
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    The marinero/marina linesman seemed a bit anxious though.
  6. Oscarvan, Jan 7, 2021
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    From where I'm sitting, (which we all know is not the same as being there) he had it made, except for the last minute SB FWD blast which pushed his corner in to the dock. A brief P FWD/SB REV with a touch of throttle on P to stop the rearward motion would have held it off and brought the bow in at the same time, all close enough to get lines over. Plenty of hands and I hope some line winches. Wonder if he had a P/SB reversed brain fart, which is easy to do turned around looking back. I know I've done it, and I suspect most here have.

    But like I said..... Monday morning QB-ing and all that.
  7. Capt J, Jan 7, 2021
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    Almost, doesn't count.
  8. Oscarvan, Jan 7, 2021
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    Does sometimes....... I've "almost bought the farm" a few times in my life. Another 10 feet, another 10 mph and it would have ended poorly...... Lucky, and grateful to be here.
  9. rtrafford, Jan 7, 2021
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    Yeah, that current there can be treacherous, and the dock hands are often quite green. But I love that stop...
  10. NYCAP123, Jan 7, 2021
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    Perfect docking done exactly right. Smooth as silk. Played the strong current perfectly and knew exactly where his boat was. Compliments to the cap.
  11. NYCAP123, Jan 7, 2021
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    Going bow to the current the eddy coming off the dock could push the bow out where the current would have caught it, followed by a grinding bow thruster if he had or spinning out if he didn't. Stern into the current, put on a close stern line and the current lays the boat against the dock. With larger boats though it can bring the stern against the dock so that must be protected with a little p/fwd-s/rvrs as soon as the line is on.
  12. Ken Bracewell, Jan 8, 2021
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    That was remarkably well done, and appeared to be exactly where he wanted to land. I suspect he trusts his mate (the guy on the main deck aft with the radio) and knew exactly where he was at all times.
    I can't say I would have done anything differently.
  13. Kevin, Jan 8, 2021
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    Looked tidy to me.
  14. BRyachts, Jan 8, 2021
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    I've been Chief Engineer on Mega's for over 35 yrs, and I usually work the aft deck on maneuvers, wear a headset and do all distance and tactical calls. That looked fine to me. I've called MANY dockings at much tighter tolerances that that. Many times, especially in Euro, you actually have to use the stern to push boats out of the way and be "rolling fenders" on both sides as you Med moor her.
  15. Beau, Jan 8, 2021
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    I concur. If he did it correctly, he did it correctly. It's like saying of a truck driver, "gee if he was doing 10 more miles an hour he would have been speeding" Well, he wasn't??
  16. hat4349, Jan 8, 2021
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    I don't see an issue, he had people on the stern to alert him and I think he put it right where he wanted her. I'd give him an excellent grade for a job well done.
  17. bayoubud, Jan 9, 2021
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    Looked smooth to me.