Personal Watercraft Insurance, Practice to Improve Your Handling Skills
Make sure to spend some time on the open water where you have adequate room to try different maneuvers with your yacht. Get a feel for how the vessel handles in forward or reverse, when you execute turns either port or starboard and when you stop. This helps you anticipate whether it is safe to move a certain way and how much time to give yourself to safely stop.
It is also very wise to practice practical skills such as approaching an object and bringing it onboard safely, as well as drawing up alongside a buoy or dock. If you are just becoming familiar with your yacht, consider hiring a captain or taking classes to teach you the finer points in operating your vessel. Not only will your additional skills help to protect you, your vessel, passengers and other boaters but it may also lower your yacht insurance premiums.
