Docking & Maneuvering for Cruising Sailboats

with

Lisa & Andy Batchelor

Kinetic Sailing

In this online class, discover why sailboats behave the way they do, learn essential maneuvering skills, and understand how to adapt to variable conditions so you can dock with confidence.

90-Minute Live Session

On Demand Replay Available

Live Q&A

Have you ever spoiled a perfectly good sailing day by worrying about docking afterward? In this online class Captains Lisa & Andy Batchelor, writers of American Sailing’s Docking and Maneuvering Made Easy textbook, cover all the factors that affect sailboat maneuverability and docking. From basic principles to specific docking scenarios for both sailing monohulls and catamarans.

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Docking & Maneuvering for Cruising Sailboats

Online class overview

In this online class, discover why sailboats behave the way they do, learn essential maneuvering skills, and understand how to adapt to variable conditions so you can dock with confidence.

Who is this online class for?

This online class is suitable for all levels of sailors who’d like to improve their understanding and skills to maneuver and dock a sailboat under power. It is an excellent complement to the ASA 118 Docking course.

List of topics:

Vessel features affecting maneuverability
Using prop wash, prop walk, prop blast
Impact of shaft drive vs saildrive on maneuvering
Single or twin rudder monohulls
Monohulls and catamarans
Effects of wind & current
Using transits to hold a course or station
Using dock lines, fenders, boat hooks
Practice drills: dockside, open water, limited space, close quarters
Docks: departing and arriving
Mediterranean mooring
Short-handed docking
Docking with a failed engine

Docking & Maneuvering for Cruising Sailboats

Understand Docking & Maneuvering for Cruising Sailboats

DOCKING & MANEUVERING FOR CRUISING SAILBOATS Mastering the Garmin Navionics Boating App In this online class, discover why sailboats behave the way they do, learn essential maneuvering skills, and understand how to adapt to variable conditions so you can dock with confidence.

Develop Practical Skills

Have you ever spoiled a perfectly good sailing day by worrying about docking afterward? In this online class Captains Lisa & Andy Batchelor, writers of American Sailing’s Docking and Maneuvering Made Easy textbook, cover all the factors that affect sailboat maneuverability and docking. The class connects these concepts to practical decisions and techniques sailors can use while working with docking & maneuvering for cruising sailboats.

Apply What You Learn

In this online class Captains Lisa & Andy Batchelor, writers of American Sailing’s Docking and Maneuvering Made Easy textbook, cover all the factors that affect sailboat maneuverability and docking. By understanding the process before you are under pressure, you can make safer, more confident decisions on the water.

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Lisa & Andy Batchelor

Captains Andy Batchelor and Lisa Batchelor Frailey are both life-long sailors and retired military officers. Andy served in the Royal Air Force in aviation and intelligence, and Lisa served in the US Navy in aviation, meteorology and oceanography – a combination of skills which have proved very useful to sailing and passagemaking. They founded and operated Sail Solomons ASA school and charter base, receiving numerous awards for ASA Outstanding School and Outstanding Instructors.Andy and Lisa wrote ASA’s textbooks for Bareboat Cruising and Catamaran Cruising, and are the primary contributors to ASA’s Advanced Cruising and Seamanship text.

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@ 4:30 PM PT / 7:30 PM ET (90 min)

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All registrations include unlimited on-demand access to the recordings of the live online class. So if you are unable to attend live you can still register and watch at your leisure.

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