Here's some additional advice. Assess the whole situation prior to putting yourself in a position where you have limited options or are committed.

For example, we were docking at scrub. We needed to back in for shore power to reach. So I pulled in and turned the bow away from the dock and proceeded to back in. My mistake was already made.. wind was strong and now into the bow so it pushed the boat sideways towards the dock. Fortunately I have great crew and they got fenders in place and no damage was done.

Looking at the situation after the fact, I realized the best approach would have been to start outside the marina bow to the wind and back all the way in. This way I would have had far better control. I've since used this method, backing up from a distance away and it has worked well.


Matt