AFTER AN UNSCHEDULED NIGHT SWIM, PHIL SAMPSON GOES BACK TO SCHOOL WITH AN RYA SEA SURVIVAL COURSE With ten years of boating and a Day Skipper qualification under my belt (not to mention being a...
Commercial shipping has been moving away from paper charts and onto a plotter-based system called ECDIS for more than 20 years, and the Admiralty’s recent decision to stop printing charts by 20...
https://www.mby.com/training/how-to-check-your-chartplotters-accuracy-130992
UTTERLY ESSENTIAL BUT OFTEN FORGOTTEN AND UNDER-APPRECIATED, FENDERS HAVE THE UNENVIABLE TASK OF KEEPING YOUR BOAT SAFE FROM CONTACT WITH OTHER VESSELS, PONTOONS OR QUAY WALLS... Correctly size...
ONE OF THE JOYS OF BOATING IS THE WIDE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT CRAFT ON OFFER. WHEREAS THE VAST MAJORITY OF CARS HAVE FOUR WHEELS AND ONE ENGINE AND THEREFORE DRIVE IN ROUGHLY THE SAME WAY, BOATS AR...
https://www.mby.com/video/how-to-manoeuvre-shaft-drive-boat-129894
WITH WINTER APPROACHING, NOW IS THE TIME TO THINK ABOUT OUTBOARD MAINTENANCE. THESE TOUGH LITTLE WORKHORSES DON’T NEED MUCH IN THE WAY OF MAINTENANCE BUT THEY ALL SUFFER FROM LACK OF REGULAR US...
FOG IS ONE OF THE MORE CHALLENGING ISSUES FACING BOATERS, ESPECIALLY NEW OR INEXPERIENCED ONES. JON MENDEZ SHARES HIS TOP TIPS FOR NAVIGATING IN FOG... If fog is encountered have a checklist of t...
LOOK AROUND ANY MARINA IN THE UK OR ABROAD AND YOU WILL ALMOST ALWAYS SEE A FLEET OF SMALL PILOTHOUSE MOTOR BOATS DOTTED AROUND THE PONTOONS... With their enclosed wheelhouses, safe walkaround ...
https://www.mby.com/video/docking-a-boat-how-to-berth-a-pilothouse-boat-127856
OUR RESIDENT BOATING INSTRUCTOR JON MENDEZ EXPLAINS HOW TO SET UP A BOAT TRAILER PROPERLY... Keeping your boat on a towable road trailer allows you to explore destinations well away from your l...
https://www.mby.com/video/how-to-set-up-a-boat-trailer-127634
OUR RESIDENT BOATING INSTRUCTOR JON MENDEZ EXPLAINS HOW TO RECOVER A BOAT ON A TRAILER AND SHARES THE POTENTIAL PITFALLS TO AVOID... We’ve previously explained how to launch a boat from a roa...
https://www.mby.com/video/how-to-recover-a-boat-trailer-126820
KEEN TO TAKE THE STRESS OUT OF SLIPWAY WORK? BOATING INSTRUCTOR JON MENDEZ SHARES HIS ESSENTIAL GUIDE ON HOW TO LAUNCH A BOAT FROM A TRAILER... For many of us, our introduction to boating would...
https://www.mby.com/video/how-to-launch-a-boat-trailer-126147
ENTERING A HARBOUR AT NIGHT IS A VERY DIFFERENT CHALLENGE TO ENTERING DURING THE DAY. IF YOU HAVEN’T CAREFULLY CONSIDERED WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AND WHEN, IT CAN BE VERY CONFUSING OR EVEN DAN...
https://www.mby.com/video/how-to-enter-a-harbour-at-night-125869
WINTER CAN BE A GREAT TIME TO GO BOATING. AS LONG AS THE WATER DOESN’T ACTUALLY FREEZE OVER, THIS CAN BE ONE OF THE BEST SEASONS TO BE AFLOAT. Those cold crisp days when the water is as clear...
https://www.mby.com/video/how-to-go-winter-boating-safely-124968
TEAK DECKS LOOK LOVELY AS WELL AS BEING HARDWEARING, GRIPPY AND GENTLE UNDERFOOT. THE ONE DOWNSIDE TO REAL TEAK IS KEEPING IT CLEAN. To maintain that just-fitted look takes a lot of work, ideal...
https://www.mby.com/training/how-to-clean-teak-top-tips-boat-deck-124447
IF YOUR BOAT IS GOING INTO HIBERNATION THEN THERE ARE STEPS YOU NEED TO TAKE TO ENSURE IT STAYS IN TOP CONDITION FOR NEXT SEASON. JON MENDEZ EXPLAINS HOW TO WINTERISE A BOAT... Winter can be a ...
https://www.mby.com/training/how-to-winterise-a-boat-top-tips-off-season-hibernation-124241
ARRIVING AT A BERTH SINGLE-HANDED IN A BIG BOAT IS A SLIGHTLY UNNERVING MOMENT. JON MENDEZ SHARES HIS TOP TIPS FOR BERTHING SOLO... Until you see the berth, you don’t know for certain if it w...
https://www.mby.com/training/how-to-drive-boat-solo-coming-into-berth-single-handed-123558
CREW ARE A GREAT HELP TO HAVE ON A BOAT BUT BEING ABLE TO USE YOUR VESSEL SINGLE-HANDED ALSO HAS ITS ADVANTAGES. JON MENDEZ EXPLAINS ALL IN OUR LATEST VIDEO ON HOW TO DRIVE A BOAT... It’s esp...
https://www.mby.com/video/how-to-drive-a-boat-solo-leaving-a-berth-single-handed-123024
WHEN TYING UP ANY BOAT, SMALL OR LARGE, IT HAS TO ACHIEVE THE BASIC AIM OF SECURING IT SAFELY AND MAKING SURE IT WILL STILL BE THERE WHEN YOU RETURN. A wander around any marina will show a mult...
https://www.mby.com/video/how-to-dock-a-boat-tying-up-flybridge-motoryacht-122695
TURNING IN A TIGHT SPACE IS BEST BROKEN DOWN INTO A SERIES OF PRE-PLANNED STEPS. EVEN EXPERIENCED SKIPPERS TAKE A DEEP BREATH WHEN PRESENTED WITH A VERY SMALL SPACE, ESPECIALLY IF IT’S WINDY. O...
https://www.mby.com/video/how-to-drive-a-boat-turning-outboard-engined-boat-tight-space-122194
LEAVING AN ALONGSIDE BERTH, ESPECIALLY ON A SMALLER BOAT, CAN JUST BE A CASE OF PUSHING THE BOAT FAR ENOUGH OUT TO ALLOW YOU TO DRIVE AWAY, BUT IT'S NOT ALWAYS THAT EASY... It’s usually easie...
https://www.mby.com/video/how-to-leave-dock-single-engined-boat-121519
Coming alongside in a single-engined boat without a bow thruster can be one of the more difficult skills to master, especially on your own. Jon Mendez explains all... If you’re new to the boat...
https://www.mby.com/video/how-to-dock-a-boat-coming-alongside-single-engined-rib-121028