Overcoming Docking Anxiety
Slow Down, Bow Down: control your wake!
Operating a boat with a throttle requires more than just skill. You must also be a responsible skipper...
Spring Lines
Docking Assistance Devices
By Craig Hamilton
I have given many docking seminars and taught hundreds of boat-handling clinics over the years and the number one question...
Damage Control
Mitigating the killer corner.
No matter how much we work on our docking skills, a sudden puff of wind or a missed shift can result...
Over-Steering
How to avoid it and dock better
How often have you had everything lined up perfectly on a final approach to the dock only to...
Improve Your Docking
Keep these five tips in mind as you approach the dock
Question: What’s on your mind as you approach your dock?
If you have a docking...
Driving Jet Boats
A different skill set than props
What comes to mind when you hear the words, “jet boat”?
I recently skippered a yacht from Toronto...
Docking in the Wind
Learning to work with it
We’ve been focusing our attention over the past six columns on basic boat handling tips for single and twin-engine skippers....
Maneuvering with Twin Stern Drives – Better Boat Handling with Craig Hamilton
Mastering The Bulldozer Turn
By Craig Hamilton
I remember well the first time I took a twin-engine stern drive boat off the dock and found it...
