Manoeuvring and Anchoring Webinar

Boat Handling and Docking

With an overview as an introduction followed by a deep dive into: Improving boat handling, tips/advice, boat physics, how the boat moves, practice techniques, understand how and why your boat is behaving the way it does, external factors, different boat capabilities, the great fenders debate, shouting!, transits, holding steady, how the rudder works (high/low pressure), astern and forward propulsion, transverse thrust (how and when to use it), pivot points, turning short around, strong wind docking, spring off.

Anchoring Presentation and Video
Understanding wind and current strength, signalling / communication, proper use of the windlass, circling the anchor area effectively, letting go the anchor, implementing a bridle strop, setting up an anchor alarm, maintaining anchor watch, hauling in the anchor, swapping roles for efficient operation, handling emergency situations.

1 hour 13 mins run time.