In this video I implement a number of the suggestions from viewers from one of my early singlehanded docking videos. Thank you for your constructive feedback. I have learned a lot and improved my singlehanded docking skills because of these great suggestions. I make a port turn and have a starboard tie. My prop-walk is to starboard, so this ends up being the absolute best docking geometry for my boat.

Viewer feed back was to:

1. proceed more slowly into the slip. I am well under 1 knot as I approach.
2. Bring the boat to a full stop alongside the dock before stepping off. This is also safer for lots of reasons. Stopping the boat on a cleat with a line does put fingers at risk if you make a mistake.
3. Use prop-walk to advantage to suck the stern into the dock when stopping the boat.
4. Use a stern and midship line and step off the boat with both of these in hand. This facilitates quickly controlling the bow of the boat in current or wind using the midship line.
5. Some viewers were uncomfortable with stepping off the boat with it in gear (something I learned from Bernard Moitessier's book) -- this technique eliminates the need for that.

All great tips! Thank you!

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