Ever try to get into a slip and the wind is blowing you away from the side you want to tie up on? Try this: Cleat off a mooring line on the furthest aft cleat on the side you want to tie up on. Cleat off the other end of that line on the furthest cleat out on the dock (watch your fingers) Once the line is taunt, start steering into the dock. The boat will naturally want to come to the dock. If the boat hesitates a little, give just a little bit of gas and it will come right to the dock.