Manoeuvre Port 2.0 (Cata)

Blue-2 The Sailing Academy (Michael Menard)

About this app

This multihull simulator has been specially developed for training port maneuvers with a catamaran. It was designed to meet many demands, since the maneuvering of a multihull in a harbor is quite different from that of a monohull. This training application describes the principle of maneuvers that are often practiced on catamarans. Each maneuver is explained in detail, and can be performed step by step in an animation. On the Cata simulator we control: the throttle position, the helm, the direction and the force of the wind, the gusts, the moorings, the anchor. There are also comments and a graphic representation of the forces during the maneuver. You can also perform pre-recorded maneuvers using an autopilot, or record your own maneuvers.

The training simulator is very realistic, you can maneuver the catamaran yourself under different conditions in order to fully understand its behavior. The reversal of the two motors can be perfectly simulated. In the training phases, resistance to forward movement, lateral resistance, resulting thrust, drift, inertia and many other parameters are taken into account. The simulator is continuously improved and new features are offered during updates which are done automatically. Each multihull maneuver takes place in an appropriate area, and we also have the essential explanations in the form of bubbles.

Contents :
• Basic training: Crew training, the catamaran simulator, language aboard a boat, types of boats (Monohulls vs catamarans), marinas, berths.
• Catamaran driving technique: Training, simulation of maneuvers in a small space, drift and resulting thrust, influence of the wind, leverage, rotation in place, mistakes made by beginners with a Cata.
• Mooring with a Cata: In port along the quay, with bow thruster, with aft or front mooring, with a guard, with the mooring system, with the Dukes of Alba, with the catways, with front anchor and stern moorings (Mediterranean style).
• Docking in a port with a multihull: Preparations, docking from the front, docking from the rear, the principle of mooring systems, docking with moorings, with Dukes of Alba, with catways.
• Buoy maneuvers: Mooring to a buoy, mooring a buoy, docking from behind, the lasso method.
• Anchor maneuvers: Bases, maneuvering, hawser on land, fore and aft anchor, two anchors.
• Multihull training simulator: Perform port maneuvers yourself with multiple configurations.