How to dock a boat in windy and challenging conditions
Difficult becomes easy. Chancy becomes safer. Stressful becomes fun.
Dock your boat in windy and challenging conditions the easy way with our Volvo Penta Assisted Docking system – the next generation of marine automation. The Volvo Penta Assisted Docking system leaves more room for the enjoyable parts of boating, making docking a boat by yourself safer and easier. A hybrid between automated docking and manual docking, it lets all boaters feel more like seasoned captains.
Use Assisted Docking when docking in wind and strong current
Assisted Docking gives you better control when docking a boat – by automating your intentions, compensating for dynamic variables such as wind and current, and helping your boat stay on its intended course. This is how to use the system.Assisted Docking helps maintain the course of your yacht and lets you navigate with more precision in crowded marinas or tight slips. It allows you to defy the elements by compensating for the dynamics of docking in wind and strong current, enabling safe and easy boat docking in challenging conditions.
Docking a boat in windy conditions or in a strong current can be difficult. Crowded marinas or tight slips can be a challenge for any boater. With Assisted Docking, you can dock a boat by yourself, making it easier, safer and more fun.
Here is how to dock a boat – and use the basic maneuvers and features of Assisted Docking, such as moving forward and sideways, stopping and pausing, rotating, and fine-tuning.
Using Assisted Docking enables a completely new docking experience – and can take some time to learn. Here are some important things for you to remember when learning this new possible driving technique.
Here is an example of how Assisted Docking can be used in a full real-life docking scenario, from entering the marina and docking in a tight slip, to mooring and disembarking.
