How to Sail a Sailboat : How to Dock a Sailboat

Learn how to safely and correctly dock a sailboat with expert boating tips in this free video clip on sailing.

Expert: Kelli Gant, Steve Damm, Ed Polkenhorn
Bio: Steve Damm has raced in the America's Cup, round the world races and won Olympic gold medals. He now teaches beginning sailing.
Filmmaker: Bing Hu

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• extreme
• sports
• sailing
• ships
• sailboats
• racing
• knots
• wind
• waves
• ocean
• water

[LaMouleQuiCoule]

@physchohead24 Once you are entered in the slip you hit the gas on reverse about 2/3 of its power and that will make you come to a full stop

[yokid414]

@physchohead24 just release on the gas and put it into reverse a bit to make it into a clean stop

[physchohead24]

And how do you keep the bow from slamming into the dock?

[IamKnighthawke2k]

Thank you for making this video. It helps us rookies!

[uncleziba]

not sure about the X rope idea. what if there are no ropes? ever pulled into a transient slip? with that said the video shows docking under the most ideal conditions. hard to screw up with so much room and no wind or current.

[ssdd011]

lmao. Find the 4 pilings at your slip, dock, whatever. Secure a rope onto each. Now, tie the two other ends onto the Opposite front pilings. Make an X with the ropes. Enter your slip at a no-wake speed. ha ha The ropes will line your boat right the fuck up the middle of your slip. Simple as that.

[Kaptainrdean]

You can only go that slowly when theres next to no wind though. In reality your going to have to go faster most the time to maintain positive steerage.

[sailor2233]

this is not good practice!! how about transits . how about crew positions how about generic things such as nwind directio strength and tide etc!

[prodicus17]

Too bad the clip doesn't show that actually docking.  I wonder what went wrong.

[MainStreetSimon]

All the boats are sailboats!? What a fantastic marina!