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Learn how to dock a sailboat under sail, or under power, in a variety of different scenarios. Sailing legend Peter Isler walks us through the process using animations, illustrations and live action footage. Understand the techniques and skills required by both skipper and crew in order to make your docking experiences safe and easy. The videos are based on the learning material featured in the ASA textbooks Sailing Made Easy and Basic Cruising Made Easy .

This Series Features the Following Lessons:

Docking Under Power

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It's time to apply the skills we learned in the docking drills video to returning your boat safely to the dock. As we've learned every boat and every docking situation is different so let's keep things simple for our lesson on bringing the boat back into the dock. To solidify your fundamentals practice on a day where there is a light wind that's aligned parallel to the dock. We will make an upwind approach - that is always preferred - and the dock will be on our port side.

Docking Under Power Open Water Drills

Open Water Drills

Docking a larger sailboat under power can be challenging. This episode features great open water drills to reveal characteristics of your boat that will help you learn to maneuver in tight quarters with control and confidence. Understand how a sailboat behaves at slow speed and in addition to the rudder learn about other turning forces - such as the wind, prop walk, and prop wash.

Docking Under Power Returning to the Dock

Returning to the Dock

Docking Under Power Departing from the Dock

Departing from the Dock

It's time to apply the skills we learned in the docking drills video to getting your boat out of a slip safely. Bear in mind every boat and every docking situation is different. But if we keep things simple, success is a sure thing! For your first attempts, find a slip that is aligned bow to the wind. Learn how to configure your docklines for a simply departure, make sure your crew is safely aboard, and use your engine to control your speed in order to make a smooth and safe departure.

Docking Under Sail

An ideal approach.

What is the the ideal approach for docking a sailboat under sail? In a perfect world the wind will be blowing parallel to the dock so you can approach on a close reach and tie up pointing into the wind. Learn how to prepare your crew for docking, how to safely control your speed on your approach to the dock, how to safely step off the boat onto the dock, and finally how to secure your boat once you have docked.

Docking Under Power Departing from the Dock

The Downwind Approach

A good sailor must know how to dock their boat in all types of conditions. Although docking under sail in a downwind scenario isn’t desirable and should be avoided, there are situations that mandate such a skill. Learn the correct steps and methods to adhere to as you steer the boat into a downwind slip.

Docking Under Power Departing from the Dock

BONUS: How to Hang Your Fenders

Tying off fenders is something we have to do all the time so how should they be hung and how should you tie them? Different situations call for different applications, but generally speaking the best thing to do is hang the fenders from amidships from the lifelines just kissing the water.

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Docking a Boat For Beginners and What You Should Know

Docking a boat for the first time is probably one of the more nerve-wracking experiences you will have to endure as a boater. I bet practically everyone you talk to will tell you how easy it is to dock a boat, and well, for the most part, they will be right. It really is an easy task as long as you know what you are doing.

I’ve put together a guide below in this article to help explain how to dock a boat so that when you try it for the first time it won’t feel as overwhelming.

Steps For Coming Alongside a Dock

Step 1: line up the approach.

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Step 2: Keep It Slow

A common mistake that most new boaters make is that they come in way too fast. As you are approaching the dock, use your forward and reverse gears to help maintain the proper speed you are looking for. On a twin-engine vessel, you can switch back and forth between the engines to help you slowly come in.

Step 3: Swing Your Boat In

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Step 4: Finishing Touch

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Step 5: Secure Your Boat

With the boat sitting parallel to the dock, you can now turn off the engine and begin to secure it to the dock.  Once the boat is secure, you can begin to let off or let on your passengers.

How To Dock a Boat With a Single Engine

Usually, docking a boat with a single engine is the easiest thing that you can do. The first thing to focus on here is to get the dock lines pre-rigged. At this time you want to have the fenders set and also hung over the side.

It’s a good idea to study the current orientation, as this might end up affecting your docking experience. Make sure that you handle the bow of the boat adequately so you can eliminate the wind force. Ideally, you want to have more control, and that means going against the wind or water currents.

If you have crew members, you want them to be at various strategic spots. These include the stern and the bow, some should even be at the dock lines if possible. Your crew should never put their feet or hands between the boat and any other item, as they can end up with some major injuries. So you need a lot of attention and focus, otherwise, you will end up with problems.

As you get closer and closer to docking a boat, you need to line it up for the approach. Slow down but maintain steerage if possible, as that will work a lot. You can also lower the canvas enclosure, sports towers or the bimini tops, as that will help you reduce the wind effect. It will also give you more control over the boat, which is what you need in a situation like this.

In case you see that the wind or currents are pushing you against the dock, you want to make the entry as shallow as possible (degrees). It’s important to increase the angle of attack when the weather is good and there are no currents. Don’t move with the wind if you want to get the utmost control, so try to keep that in mind at all costs. Slowness is key if you want to start docking a boat the right way. Make small adjustments as you get closer and closer to the dock.

A good trick that most people use is to put the engine into and out of gear. If you see any issues, abort the docking procedure and try again. The last thing you want is to deal with are any major issues.

In order to complete the process, you will have to stop the forward momentum of the boat. You can do that simply by delivering a tiny bit of power in reverse. The attempt is to stay in a line if possible. Angle the engine at the dock and then make the reverse approach if possible. Tie off and ensure that the dock lines are set, this way you can be sure that you won’t come in contact with other boats. Shut down the engine only when the boat is 100% secure. Otherwise, you will end up dealing with problems.

Secure the lines and make sure that the ropes are put in tight. Since this is a single engine boat, you don’t need to use lots of ropes, but the more you use, the more secure your boat will be. So try to keep that in mind.

How To Dock a Boat With Twin Engines

If you use this system, the boat is pivoting on the axis. You can put the port engine in reverse and the starboard engine in forwarding movement. When you do this, you will notice that the port engines pull the bow of your boat to the port and the starboard engine ends up pushing the stern to the starboard. It’s still a great system for you to try out and it can actively work well if you handle it appropriately.

Docking a boat with 2 engines is great because you also have an outboard, outdrives or twin inboards with rudders. It’s a good idea to center the steering wheel as the engines will do all the work. The inboards will pivot a boat a lot faster when compared to the outboards. If you use the outboards, you will need to add more power if you want similar results. Which is why using the inboards is a lot easier. But it’s up to you to experiment and see the right approach.

If you get close to the dock, you want to alternate the power distribution as you try to keep everything under control. The trick here is to practice this and apply power to the starboard and the port engines adequately. If you pull alongside, you want the engine that’s farther from the dock as you try to pull the stern in.

Using a single engine or both in tandem is a great idea. But it does require experimentation, mostly because stuff like this can be very difficult to manage and handle. Yet it does have the potential to work very well if you know what you are getting into with stuff like this. So yes, it doesn’t matter if you have 2 or more engines most of the time. Usually, if you have more than 2engines, you will notice that they are paired electronically on the outer engines. However, some models do allow you to configure stuff through the engine controls too. And that’s incredibly interesting and rewarding.

Docking With Thrusters

The thing to consider here is that most of the modern stern and bow thrusters have their own controllers. There are some units that have a controller in the form of a joystick. The appearance of that controller doesn’t really matter, it mostly comes down to how comfortable you are when it comes to using the controller.

Speaking of that, the controllers will use a green arrow to showcase the direction according to how you maneuver the joystick. A good idea here is to use the thrusters sparingly. You want to use them as the means to correct any possible issues if you can. That will make things a lot easier for you, otherwise, you will end up with some issues here and there. Remember, you can always add more power, but if you add too much power, you end up losing control. So it’s a game of patience and focuses more than anything else.

Then there’s the fact that some of the thrusters and more particularly the electrical ones will shut down for a bit or overheat. Which is why you need to use this in short bursts. The chances of dealing with any kind of problems with this sort of thing are pretty much minimal, so try to consider that.

In the end, it all comes down to experimenting and finding the right system and approach that works for you. Sometimes it can be a simple one, other times it can be very difficult. The idea is to study everything and then experiment to see what’s comfortable for you.

How To Dock a Boat In a Tight Slip

If you have to dock in a tight slip, this will complicate things a little bit. The idea here is that a slip is not a very open space. Docks are open on 3 sides, but the slip just has the pier, and that can make it difficult. Show your companion the mooring line and the eye of the line. You want to show the spot that will be placed over the boat’s cleat and explain how you want to pull this thing off. It might end up being a challenge, so try to consider that.

What you want to do is to lower the speed to the point where you have bare steerageway. You want to go slowly, but not too slow as that can be an issue. If you slowed down to the right speed, go to the pier at a 45-degree angle. If you are close to the pier, go into neutral. Shifting the gears and going into neutral is what you want to do if you want to handle the process correctly and potentially avoid any problems.

Now that you are moving, you want to shift the boat away from the pier, drop the eye of the line and now move around 2-3 feet from the pier as you shift the motor ahead just a tiny bit. You want to tie off the cleat to the bow of the boat. Do that and then you will be docked.

Tips To Dock a Boat Safely

If you have twin inboards, don’t touch the wheel even if you are tempted. Lower the windage if you are dealing with winds, regardless of their intensity! It’s also a good idea to make sure that you never kill the engines until all the lines are secure. Otherwise, you can end up with problems.

That’s why it should always be ok to abort and try again. You should never rush just to try and get this right. It might work right off the bat, or you might need multiple tries to pull it off. The idea is to know what you are getting into and focus on making this a great experience. It’s all about precision more than anything else.

In the end, docking a boat is only as hard as you make it be. Yes, it won’t work right away and you might have to try it out multiple times. But this is a game of patience and precision, and as you get more experience you can get very good at it. That being said, don’t hesitate to use all the tools and features offered by your boat when it comes to docking. It will enable easier and faster dockings, plus you will avoid any potential damage to your boat as well!

“ never approach a pier any faster than you’re willing to hit it”

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How to dock a boat: Three simple methods for single shaftdrive boats explained

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Our resident boating instructor Jon Mendez shows how to use prop walk to help dock a boat with a single shaftdrive engine...

The launch in this video has a right-handed prop, which pushes the stern to port when going astern, so all things being equal, mooring port side to is going to be easier.

That’s because when you use astern to slow the boat as you approach the berth, it will naturally pull the stern in towards the dock.

The speed and angle of your approach will depend on what the wind and tide are doing. If you are docking into the elements you will need to use a moderate angle and a little bit more speed before using astern to stop the forward movement and kick the stern in.

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How to berth a single-engined boat: Stern-to method explained

Prop walk explained: what it is and how to use it to your advantage.

If you are docking with the elements you will need to use a slightly steeper angle of approach but a slower speed then slightly more astern to stop and drag the stern to port on the prop walk .

The same theory applies to a boat with a left-handed prop, except your preferred berthing will now be starboard side to.

It is perfectly possible to berth a right-handed prop boat starboard side to or vice versa if the wind and tide are strong enough to make this an easier option, you just need to go as slowly as possible and use a much shallower angle of approach so when you go into astern to slow the boat it doesn’t move the stern too far away from the dock.

You should aim to end up with the boat almost alongside but needing a touch of ahead with full port rudder to bring it past parallel (slightly bow out) then use a last click of astern that pulls the stern out, the bow in, and stops you – all in one go.

Having used prop walk to get your single shaftdrive boat into a berth, you now need to work out how to leave the berth while overcoming it. Leaving in astern will be tricky as the prop will want to push the stern back towards the dock, so ahead is usually easier.

In ahead, the prop will still want to turn the bow towards the dock but not as quickly. The key is to get the bow as far away from the pontoon as possible and generate some forward motion to gain steerage before the prop walk has a chance to push the bow back in.

There are several ways to achieve this. I am not a great fan of pushing the bow out by hand but there are occasions on a small boat when this is the simplest option.

I call this the “manual bow thruster” and it is best done from the boat rather than the dock, so use a foot or a boat hook to steadily push away from the pontoon.

Another option is to use a trick I’ve seen on inland waterways, which involves lifting the stern fender out and pulling on the stern line. This helps force the bow out and allows you to motor away while keeping an eye on the stern.

The last method is to use a stern spring. Ensure the stern is well fendered then take the stern line forward and loop it round a dockside cleat then back to the stern cleat.

Now engage astern against this spring and force the bow out. When you’re happy with the angle, go into neutral, slip the spring line and motor away, being mindful of the stern and not turning too early.

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12 Top Docking Tips

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12 Top Docking Tips

Here are 12 tips that will not only make you better at close-quarters maneuvering and docking, but will also make you a better all-around boater. Remember, the cardinal rule of docking is never approach the dock faster than you are willing to hit it.

12 Top Docking Tips

1. Come Up With a Plan First and foremost, you must be aware of how your boat handles, particularly at bare steerageway. The more comfortable you become, the more confident you’ll be when trying to slip it into a tight space in a jammed marina.

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2. Learn How to Use Wind and Current to Your Advantage When docking in a tough spot, wind and current — coupled with knowledge of how they affect your boat — plus situational awareness can serve you better than an army of deck hands.

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3. Dockmaster Docking Tip The first line to toss is your spring line, with loop fed through your boat’s cleat.

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4. Warped Thinking Perfect the technique of “warping” to help you get out of tight docking situations.

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5. Leeward Lines First Remove the lines on the downward side first, since only the lines to weather are holding your boat in position.

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6. Using Reverse Learn how to make a reversing propeller your best friend and minimize stress and aggravation when docking.

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7. Watch Your Speed Minimal throttle, simply idling in gear, is the best speed for virtually every docking situation.

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8. Stepping Up A dock hand will often step up onto a tied line, holding onto the boat for balance, and use the weight of her body to bring the boat in closer.

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9. Controlled Docking The secret to “parallel parking” in a tight space is in knowing how to use the spring cleat properly.

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10. Toss a Line With a coil in each hand, step into a sidearm throwing motion, releasing when the coils are about shoulder high.

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11. Hung Up Your boat can’t just be tied tight. You have to allow for the rise and fall of the water lest the boat be left hanging by its lines at low tide or pulled under by its lines at high tide.

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12. Make Small Steering and Throttle Corrections Use just enough throttle to move forward slowly, and if you need to shift to one side or the other, use small steering adjustments and wait for them to take effect before feeding in more.

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How to Tie a Boat to Dock: Here’s All You Need To Know

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If you’re pulling into a marina for the afternoon, then you’re going to need to know how to tie a boat to a dock. Learning to dock a boat correctly is one of the most challenging aspects of boating, and there are many moving parts to the process. Getting the docking right is only half of the issue.

You’ll also need to understand how to correctly tie off your boat to the dock to keep it from floating away while you’re exploring the marina with the family. Learning to tie a boat to the dock is like any other skill; you get better at it with practice.

However, it would help if you had the right strategy to guide you to successfully tying off of the boat to the dock. If you don’t have the right approach, you’ll end up repeating your mistakes. We decided to take the stress and hassle out of tying off your boat by giving you our strategy guide to tying off at the dock.

Follow our brief guide, and you’ll find yourself an expert on knots and successful docking in no time.

Understanding the Cleat Hitch

Visit most docks along the east and west coasts or out in the Gulf, and you’ll find many boat captains tie their boat to the pier using a cleat hitch knot. Unfortunately, you’re also likely to see some shoddy knot work from captains all over the marina.

Tying a bad knot might result in it slipping and drifting your boat from the dock into other nearby vessels or objects. Learning to tie a proper cleat hitch is must-have knowledge for any boat owner.

To tie the cleat hitch:

  • Start with passing the line around the cleat base for one full turn.
  • Make a figure-8 over the two horns on the cleat and turn the line under itself to make the half-hitch.
  • Pull the hitch tight, and you’re ready to walk away.

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The key to making a secure cleat hitch is to only use two or three turns around the cleat’s horns. Most people layer too much on the turns, but additional turns don’t give the hitch any extra holding power.

Understanding the Pile Hitch

If you want to most secure connection to the dock, we recommend going with the pile hitch. This knot offers you supreme holding power. This knot is ideal for boaters who need to tie off to a piling instead of a cleat.

The pile hitch offers boaters is a simple and effective method for tying their boat to any dock. Double your line and wrap it around the piling from back to front. Loop it over the top of the post and pull it tight to secure the knot.

Pile Hitch

The pile hitch offers you a secure hold to the dock, and it’s suitable for use in rough weather conditions. However, remember to remove the slack in the line when tying off to the pier. Leaving slack in the line will cause the boat to move around and damage the body.

Tying to a Piling

If you can’t see any cleats around the docking area or per, you might have to settle for pilings for tying up your boat. Typically, we prefer tying up in cleats as they are more effective. Tying up on pilings is another skill altogether, and it might be challenging for new boat owners.

There are several ways you can tie off the boat to the piling. The easiest method is using the clove knot for the task. If you want to tie a clove knot, you’ll loop the piling with the dockline and pass its free side underneath it. Secure the line by pulling it tight. Do this procedure a few times to get a secure and reliable knot.

The clove knot is the perfect knot for short-term stays, allowing for fast removal and relaunch of the vessel from the dock when it’s time to leave. We recommend avoiding using the clove knot in rough water , adverse weather, or windy conditions.

Tying Up with Docklines

When you’re tying up your boat, you’ll need to secure it to the dock using specialized “dock lines.” The dock lines serve the purpose of limiting the movement and range of motion of the vessel from the side of the dock.

The dock lines can tightly secure the boat to the dock, preventing sidewards banging of the boat to the dock that might damage the boat or the pier. When tied up in the dock, the boat can have a fore-to-aft motion or a transverse motion, or a combination of both.

The key to successful docking and tying of your boat involves identifying the right dock lines to use that effectively stop the boat’s motion in the water in all directions.

The breast lines are the lines coming off at a right-angle to the side of the boat. These lines limit the boat’s forward movement away from the dock.

The spring lines run at a shallow angle along the boat’s length. These lines limit the forward and backward movement of the boat.

Finally, the stern and bow lines run from the stern to the boat’s aft and from the bow to the dock. We name the dock lines according to the following convention.

Direction from the boat / Position on boat / The line’s function.

Therefore, a “forward ¼-spring” is the line running from the cleat at the vessel’s stern forward to the dock. This line prevents the boat from moving astern during docking. The “after-spring” line leads aft, limiting the boat’s forward movement.

Use Lines to Secure the Boat Safely

If you’re planning a short stop alongside the slip, you can probably get away with tying up your bot using three docking lines. Using the breast lines gives you a bit of a disadvantage in some places where there are extreme tidal ranges or wakes from other watercraft nearby the dock.

The breast lines limit the vertical motion of the boat when tied up at the dock. You might even strain the breast line if you step out onto the gunwale of the vessel. We recommend you go with one spring line, a bow, and a stern line for the best combination of dock lines.

The best strategy for tying up your boat using these dock lines is to run the spring line from the aft of the vessel and the bowline forward. This strategy limits the horizontal movement of the boat while allowing for vertical movement while tied up in the slip.

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Run your stern line from the side of the boat furthest from the dock. This strategy limits the forward and the traverse motion of the vessel. Remember to place your fenders at the right spots on the side of the boat to mitigate the chance of damage and add tension to the lines for a secure and successful docking procedure.

If you’re planning to stay for longer than the afternoon, consider adding a secondary spring line crossing the opposing direction of your first line.

Tying Up the Boat in a Slip

Typing your boat up in the slip at the marina requires the use of four docking lines. It would help if you had a bow, stern, breast, and spring lines. When you’re tying up in the slip, you’ll find there are options for using pilings or cleats. We recommend going for the cleats as they offer you better holding power than pilings.

Before you start moving into the slip, we recommend that you launch the fenders over the sides of the boat in the right spots. The fenders prevent the boat’s hull sides from coming in contact with the dock, resulting in damage to the paint and the gel coat on your boat.

We recommend running the bowlines forward when you’re typing up in the slip. It’s also important to cross the stern lines. Using this strategy limits the boat’s forward motion during the docking and tying procedure.

If you have a boat with an overall length exceeding 35-feet, we recommend adding your spring lines to your docking procedure. The spring lines are also essential for docking in windy conditions or where there is a strong current in the water.

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Sure, terrible boating fails have great comedy potential – especially if you’re not in the boat. However, we’d like to think that these mistakes also contain valuable lessons. While funny on the surface, it should be noted that many common boating mistakes can be dangerous and even life-threatening. Most of them can also be easily avoided.

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A California yacht owner's vicious beef with a dock worker has reached death-threat levels -- and their exchange was caught on camera and included a nude, and very rude, gesture!

Check out the clip ... it all unfolds when San Diego entrepreneur Ajay Thakore swings by the swanky Marriott Marquis Marina in his rare $4.5M Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63 yacht to pick up one of his employees -- but things boil over when dock worker Joseph Holt tells him he can't be there.

Thakore, the CEO of medical advertising firm Doctor Multimedia, flips out on Holt big time ... and starts spewing threats like, "I will kill you, you know I will kill you, I will kill."

And it doesn't stop there -- as Thakore's pulling out of the harbor, he drops trou to make a full frontal salute in Holt's direction. Stay classy, San Diego!

Holt's only retaliation was flipping the bird, and he later told CBS8 that was all he could do to keep his cool and avoid escalating the situation.

Holt says parts of the altercation were not captured on camera, and he adds ... Thakore not only threatened to kill him, but also claimed to have connections who could totally mess up his life.

Holt also says Thakore pulled out $100 bills and tossed them at him, even chucking some in the water.

BTW, Thakore's done some backpedaling since the ugly exchange -- he now says, "The interaction that occurred yesterday was regrettable. What started as a minor misunderstanding escalated into an argument, and I apologize for my actions and to those who witnessed the unfortunate exchange."

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FWIW ... One of Thakore’s employees claims the whole thing began because other dock workers blocked him from boarding the yacht.

Oh, and if that fancy Lambo yacht looks familiar -- it's the same one Chuck Liddell recently tumbled off just last month. Now it's famous AND infamous!

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A California philanthropist allegedly threatened to kill a dock worker during a heated argument from his multimillion-dollar yacht, before dropping his pants and making several threatening gestures to the employee.

Ajay Thakore, a local entrepreneur in the San Diego area, attempted to dock his Lamborghini yacht at the private Marriot Marquis Marina to pick up one of his employees but was stopped by worker Joseph Holt on Sunday.

“I told him respectfully that he couldn’t be there, and I honestly was hoping to have a conversation with him about his cool boat,” Holt told CBS8. “But yeah, it completely went the other way.”

Thakore, who goes by his social media name, Ace Rogers, was riding on his rare $4.5 million Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63 yacht at the time of the daytime dispute.

Marina worker Joseph Holt flips the bird to yacht owner Ajay Thakore on March 10, 2024 in San Diego.

Holt claimed Thakore became hostile as soon as he was told off.

“It escalated immediately. It was 0 to 100 immediately,” the 21-year-old worker added.

Thakore, the CEO of medical advertising firm Doctor Multimedia, allegedly began to threaten Holt’s life as the luxury speedboat drove away from the docks.

“I will kill you, you know I will kill you, I will kill,” Thakore repeatedly yells, according to the video posted to YouTube.

Besides threatening to take Holt’s life, Thakore claimed to have the power to get the dock worker fired, ripping on the type of job he had.

“I’m a minimum wage worker, he was commenting on that, on my status just because of my job,” Holt said. “He was saying I’m nobody, I’m nothing, I work a silly job.”

Thakore allegedly threatened to kill the 21-year-old dock hand after the two got into a heated argument at the private dock.

“He said that he knows people, he has connections, he can change my life and ruin it,” he added.

During the heated discussion, Thakore allegedly pulled out his wallet and began throwing $100 bills at Holt and into the water, according to the outlet.

Holt said he tried to control himself during the incident and only gave Thakore the middle finger.

“I really didn’t know how to process it. I really was trying to restrain myself from getting fired from my job or stepping out of line. The only thing I did was give him the bird,” he said.

Holt said he tried his best to control himself during the incident and only gave Thakore the middle finger.

The dock hand blasted Thakore for his actions, especially in a public setting where he stripped nude and showed himself off.

“He had dropped his pants and started to make gestures to everybody watching and me. You can’t act that way in public. It’s just not OK. Especially threatening my life, at the very least. There were women and children there. That’s the most important part,” Holt said.

Thakore claims his outburst started because of a misunderstanding and was sorry for the people who saw it.

“The interaction that occurred yesterday was regrettable. What started as a minor misunderstanding escalated into an argument, and I apologize for my actions and to those who witnessed the unfortunate exchange,” Thakore’s public relations team said in a statement, obtained by KFMB.

Port of San Diego Harbor Police were called to the Seaforth Boat rental dock for “a possible intoxicated vessel operator” but arrived at the marina 10 minutes after Thakore and his boat had left.

As the boat drove off, Thakore allegedly dropped his pants to the floor and showed himself off.

The employee who attempted to board the extravagant boat defended his boss’s actions, saying Holt was hostile toward Thakore, and the businessman was only defending his team.

“As I went to kindly step onto the Yacht, I was impeded by two members that work for Seaforth Boat Rental,” Thakore’s employee Jason said on a post to the CEO’s Instagram account.

Jason said he was told to “stand back” the first time he went to step on the boat, and claimed he was forearmed during his second attempt to board the yacht.

“They physically got in my way, the situation became fairly tense, there was a lot of screaming back and forth, extremely confrontational, I didn’t fully understand protocol, as I was going to step onto the boat.”

“As all of this happened, my boss flipped and he’s very protective of me, his fiancée, of his employees.” Jason added. “It was a confusing situation that became very tense and very confrontational.”

Thakore claims his outburst started because of a misunderstanding and he was only defending his own employee.

Thakore captioned the post saying “there are two sides to every story and it’s easy to paint a picture with edited video clips from cell phones.”

“My employee Jason was being restricted, restrained, and threatened while trying to board my yacht. As a leader, I defend my own fiercely with everything I have, and I will never apologize for that,” the caption read.

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The owner of a $3.4 million Lamborghini yacht threatened a private dock employee after being told he couldn't be there, the San Diego-based broadcaster CBS8 reported on March 11.

Joseph Holt, a 21-year-old employee at Marriot Marina in San Diego, told CBS8 that he spotted the yacht sailing into the private dock. The owner, whom CBS8 identified as Ajay Thakore, tried to pick another person up at the dock, Holt said.

"I told him respectfully that he couldn't be there, and I honestly was hoping to have a conversation with him about his cool boat," Holt told CBS8.

In a YouTube video posted by @SM-wc9eq on March 10, a dark blue Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63 is seen sailing out of a dock. A man in a gray T-shirt, a pair of jeans, and a cap was shown standing on the yacht. The man appeared to be Thakore, per CBS8.

Thakore was shown shouting at Holt. "I will kill you, you know I will kill you!" he can be heard saying multiple times in the video

Thakore was later shown pounding his fist on his palm and pointing his thumb down before telling Holt: "To your face!" Holt was shown responding by pointing his middle finger at Thakore.

"I really was trying to restrain myself from getting fired from my job or stepping out of line. The only thing I did was give him the bird," Holt told CBS8.

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Holt said Thakore then took $100 bills from his wallet and threw them at him. He added that Thakore mooned him. This exchange was not shown in the video.

"He was saying I'm nobody, I'm nothing, I work a silly job. He said that he knows people, he has connections, he can change my life and ruin it," Holt said. Holt did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

The San Diego Harbor Police arrived at the marina 10 minutes after Thakore's yacht exited the dock, per CBS8.

The Harbor Police told Business Insider that Holt decided to press charges against Thakore and that they are investigating the incident.

According to Thakore's LinkedIn page , he's the CEO of Doctor Multimedia. The company's website shows that it's a healthcare marketing firm based in San Diego. Thakore appears to go by the name Ace Rogers on Instagram and TikTok, where he's noted as being a professional gambler.

Thakore, through his public relations team, told CBS8 in a statement that his altercation with Holt was "regrettable."

"What started as a minor misunderstanding escalated into an argument, and I apologize for my actions and to those who witnessed the unfortunate exchange," the statement said. Thakore did not immediately respond to a request for comment from BI.

Thakore isn't the only CEO who's been called out for threatening another person. In November 2021, an Activision spokesperson told BI that its ex-CEO Bobby Kotick had previously apologized for telling his assistant he would have her killed. The spokesperson added that Kotick's threat was "obviously hyperbolic and inappropriate" and that "he deeply regrets the exaggeration and tone."

In June 2020, Lisa Alexander, the CEO of LaFace Skincare, a cosmetics company, apologized in a statement to the media after she had threatened to call the police on her neighbor for writing "Black Lives Matter" on his property. Alexander said in the apology that she was "disrespectful" and "should have minded my own business."

March 21, 2024: This story has been updated with Harbor Police's comments.

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Talk about a bizarre scene that could’ve been pulled straight from a movie.

The owner of a $3.4 million Lamborghini yacht threatened a private dock employee after he was informed that he couldn’t be there, CBS8 reported back on March 11.

The story begins with Joseph Holt, a 21-year-old employee at Marriot Marina in San Diego, where he told CBS8 that he saw the yacht sailing into the private dock Sunday afternoon. Apparently, the owner, identified as Ajay Thakore, attempted to pick up another person at the dock.

“I told him respectfully that he couldn’t be there, and I honestly was hoping to have a conversation with him about his cool boat,” Holt said to the news outlet.

“But yeah, it completely went the other way,” Holt added.

Captured on a video that was posted to YouTube by @SM-wc9eq on March 10 was an embarrassing verbal confrontation between Holt and Thakore, in front of a host of onlookers.

A dark blue Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63 can be seen sailing out of a dock. Standing on the end of the yacht was a man sporting a gray shirt, jeans, and a cap.

The man seen in the video footage was seemingly the local business owner and philanthropist, screaming at the young man as the yacht sailed away.

Thakore was seen threatening his life, shouting at Holt, saying, “I will kill you, you know I will kill you!” He can be heard repeating himself multiple times in the video.

Thakore can be seen pounding his fists on his palm and pointing his thumb down, and telling Holt, “To your face!”

This caused Holt, who is standing on the dock, to respond with hoisting his middle finger in the air, directed at Thakore. Thakore’s screams can be heard echoing through the arena.

“It escalated immediately. It was 0 to 100 immediately,” he said to the outlet.

“I really was trying to restrain myself from getting fired from my job or stepping out of line. The only thing I did was give him the bird,” he added.

Holt said Thakore went as far as to take $100 bills from his wallet and throw the money at him, which landed in the water, and even dropped his pants and mooned him.

“[He] started to make gestures to everybody watching and me. You can’t act that way in public. It’s just not ok. Especially threatening my life, at the very least. There were women and children there. That’s the most important part,” Holt told the news outlet.

Unfortunately, the lewd act wasn’t caught on video.

“I’m a minimum wage worker, he was commenting on that, on my status just because of my job. He was saying I’m nobody, I’m nothing, I work a silly job. He said that he knows people, he has connections, he can change my life and ruin it,” Holt said.

The San Diego Harbor Police reported to the scene 10 minutes later.

Thakore, who goes by the name Ace Rogers on Instagram and TikTok and has a LinkedIn page stating that he’s the CEO of Doctor Multimedia, a healthcare marketing firm based in San Diego, had his public relations team provide a statement to CBS8, saying that he regrets the altercation.

“What started as a minor misunderstanding escalated into an argument, and I apologize for my actions and to those who witnessed the unfortunate exchange,” the statement said.

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It was built in 1928 and designed by the influential developer S.V. Schooley.

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The current owners paid $705,000 for the property in 1999, according to Pinellas County property records. They renovated it in the early 2000s to preserve its historical significance. They’ve also added modern structural elements like new windows and a new roof.

“You can not build a house like this anymore, it’s too expensive.” Strickland said. “It’s built like a fortress, solid plaster.”

Special features include three fireplaces, hand-painted Italian-inspired interiors, an attached one-car garage, a separate two-car garage/workspace, a heated pool with a waterslide and a dock with a boat lift.

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