I think I am getting soft

[powerskipper]

I have not made a student reverse up the Hamble river for at least 2 month.

 

[Pinnacle]

I have not made a student reverse up the Hamble river for at least 2 month.

Sign of mellowing as you approach, ahem, maturity?

 

[Kawasaki]

I have not made a student reverse up the Hamble river for at least 2 month.

Falling standards PS!
Are you in love or summat?

Take a leaf outa Tim Griffin's syllabus
I reckon He made me reverse blindfold in the night lookin for a bouy that was submerged!

Don't muck about.

Give it to em Jules

 

[Firefly625]

I have not made a student reverse up the Hamble river for at least 2 month.

...just how far do you get them to reverse up the river....?

I was in East Cowes marina a few weeks back and a RYA instructor was training a group of people on a yacht, 36ft Beneteau I think. For well over an hour, each one took it in turns to reverse up between the pontoons pretty well to the end and then reverse into a space against a finger. Now it sort of amused me that soooo much time was taken perfecting this manoeuvre when every experienced boater that came in while and after these guys were messing around approach forwards and everyone proceeded to moor bow in. Yes you need to know that boats can go backwards as well as forwards, and how manoeuvrable a boat is (or isn't) in reverse... but surely more time getting the boat going forwards and how it reacts to wind and tide and how to moor against things apart from pontoons might make better use of expensive training days.... or am I off the point...as usual

 

[jhr]

...just how far do you get them to reverse up the river....?

I was in East Cowes marina a few weeks back and a RYA instructor was training a group of people on a yacht, 36ft Beneteau I think. For well over an hour, each one took it in turns to reverse up between the pontoons pretty well to the end and then reverse into a space against a finger. Now it sort of amused me that soooo much time was taken perfecting this manoeuvre when every experienced boater that came in while and after these guys were messing around approach forwards and everyone proceeded to moor bow in. Yes you need to know that boats can go backwards as well as forwards, and how manoeuvrable a boat is (or isn't) in reverse... but surely more time getting the boat going forwards and how it reacts to wind and tide and how to moor against things apart from pontoons might make better use of expensive training days.... or am I off the point...as usual

Mebbe Flotilla training? Two weeks in Greece and you're World Backing-in Champion (not intended to be a euphemism )

 

[powerskipper]

ok

...just how far do you get them to reverse up the river....?

I was in East Cowes marina a few weeks back and a RYA instructor was training a group of people on a yacht, 36ft Beneteau I think. For well over an hour, each one took it in turns to reverse up between the pontoons pretty well to the end and then reverse into a space against a finger. Now it sort of amused me that soooo much time was taken perfecting this manoeuvre when every experienced boater that came in while and after these guys were messing around approach forwards and everyone proceeded to moor bow in. Yes you need to know that boats can go backwards as well as forwards, and how manoeuvrable a boat is (or isn't) in reverse... but surely more time getting the boat going forwards and how it reacts to wind and tide and how to moor against things apart from pontoons might make better use of expensive training days.... or am I off the point...as usual

Ok, going forwards is most of the course but you would be amazed how many people are scared of going backwards, and you do need to know how to.
record I think was about 1.5 miles up and down the river. Great way to show what you can and can't do in reverse.

 

[Firefly625]

I think was about 1.5 miles up and down the river. Great way to show what you can and can't do in reverse.

1.5 miles up and down the river!!

... excellent... !!