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Sailing Season Tips Home | Boat Handling Skills   Docking a Boat - Make These Three Tests Before You Dock a Boat! January 26, 2012 ~ If you want to dock a boat like a pro, you need to think defensive. And that begins with three, little-known, often ignored tests before you approach any pier, seawall, wharf, slip, or mooring ball. Put these three steps onto your pre-docking list today for less stress and more success! . . . keep reading Docking a Boat like a Pro - How to Warp Around a Pier Corner January 12, 2012 ~ Docking a boat will always be a challenge. But what happens need to moor your boat in a space at the end of a pier that's shorter than your boat length? Use the magic of a spring line to "warp" your way smooth and easy! . . . keep reading Heavy Weather Sailing - How to Turn a Boat in Heavy Seas You have a sick or injured crew aboard and need to turn back toward shore. How could you do this in a safe, seamanlike way in heavy seas--without the possibility of capsize? Watch this video to learn this tricky maneuver! . . . keep reading Learn to Sail Video - How to Dock Your Boat in a Slip--Under Sail! Have you ever sailed a small sailboat up to a dock or into a slip under sail alone? Learn to sail like a pro when you discover how this can be done under complete control--and the key to success lies in preparation. . . . keep reading Sailing Navigation Secrets - Use "Back Bearings" to Avoid Grounding! Sep 29, 2011 ~ Have you ever sailed down a narrow channel in a cross wind or current? Suddenly, your depth sounder drops like a rock . . . keep reading Dock a Boat Like a Pro - How to Use the Magic of a Quarter Spring Line! You're ready to leave the fuel dock with the wind blowing blowing straight down the bow--and a million dollar sport fishing boat tied up dead astern! How can you undock your boat without fear of . . . keep reading Learn to Sail Video - How to Dock Your Boat Against the Wind! Have you ever tried to dock a boat with a howling wind blowing--off the dock? The pros use one little-known technique that turns this highly difficult maneuver into one of utter simplicity! Click on the video for an eye-opening look at docking-made-easy! . . . keep reading Learn to Sail Video - How to Dock Your Boat with One Line! You are all alone and need to get your boat into the pier with the least amount of hassle! Learn to dock a boat like a pro with this super simple, effective technique you can use anywhere in the world. Click on the video for an eye-opening look at docking-made-easy! . . . keep reading Dock a Boat Like a Pro - Dock Your Boat with One Line! Do you know the secret of how to dock a boat with a single line? Could you squeeze between two million-dollar power cruisers with just a foot of room on each side? Follow these secrets from a master boat handler . . . keep reading How to Dock a Boat - Silent Signals for Precision Docking! If you are anything like me, maneuvers where you dock a boat or anchor become more difficult without crystal clear communications between the cockpit and bow. Use these three tips, guaranteed to make these tough evolutions much easier! . . . keep reading How to Dock a Boat like a Pro - Mindset of a Master Boat-Handler How would you like to become as smooth in your close quarters boat handling as a master boat handler? Learn to dock a boat like a pro with five proven factors that will elevate your skipper skills above and beyond! Read on for these little-known secrets from the masters! . . . keep reading Docking a Boat Like a Pro VI - Five Special Boat Handling Tips You make your approach on a pier in a stiff head wind. All of a sudden, your sailboat diesel sputters and dies. What now, skipper? Here are five special tips to add to your treasure chest of knowledge, guaranteed to boost your "docking a boat" skills to a new, higher level! . . . keep reading Docking a Boat Like a Pro V - Undocking with Natural Forces How do short-handed crews undock their small cruising boats--without any help from line handlers ashore? Or back out of a slip, turn ninety degrees, and head up channel under complete control? Use these "docking a boat" secrets from the pros to learn how to undock your boat smoother, easier and faster . . . keep reading Docking a Boat Like a Pro IV - How to Work with Natural Forces Do you know the single most important technique you need to use to determine the strongest element--wind or current? Or how to select that one spring line out of the four available for a perfect landing? Follow these pro tips to learn how to work with the forces of nature to make smoother, easier landings . . . keep reading Docking a Boat Like a Pro III - Aim Point and Spring Line Control Two multi-million dollar sport fishermen are docked flush against the fuel pier. The dockmaster wants you to dock in the narrow space between them. With one foot to spare on each side! How can you bring your boat alongside under complete control? Use these secrets from the pros to guide you to a perfect landing . . . keep reading (V) How to Maintain Powerboat Control in Heavy Seas Control of a displacement powerboat in heavy seas depends on your direction of travel and where you are within a wave train . . . keep reading More Headlines HOME | Contact Captain John | Help | My 100% Guarantee | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use © 2012 SkipperTips.com All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without permission prohibited.