Stern mooring ball approach - The Controversial Way

I got so excited when I succeded this easily,

Not because of the obvious which is a new probably easier way to approach a mooring ball but rather the thrill of learning something new for myself and future students, the learning really never stops in Sailing.

And I've learned it thanks to someone how asked me to make a lesson about it 😁 so regardless of your level, open your ears captains, our fellow sea lovers might have something new to teach you, stay modest, you don't know everything.

This is a pretty easy one, cruise around the mooring ball, see where the wind and tide and what they are doing, and check to see if the area of the mooring ball is safe to approach with the stern (by looking), cool now prepare a line on the bow and either bring it to the back if you want or leave it there (remember to pass it through the outside of the rail).

Approach with your stern facing the stronger force of nature (if theres no current than face the wind with your stern, in strong current conditions probably face the current, but always know the area you're sailing in and how to do the different tide&wind approaches), bring the corner where you're sitting closer to you, don't come fast have controlled speed and neutral the engine so that you can pick up the ball without prop-wrapping it, run to the bow or just pass the line through it if the line is near you.

Go to the bow and tie on the cleat, wait for the wind to push you downwind, and bammm, the hard part is done, now you can put the second line by either pulling on the first line or using the engine to come closer to the ball, pass the other line from the other side and that's it.

I think this approach has more advantages than the bow mooring ball approach like :