How to squeeze a yacht into a tight marina berth

James Stevens considers a problem sent in by a Yachting Monthly reader who asks how to squeeze a yacht into a tight berth?

Jane is on a cruising holiday on board Storm Petrel, her 10m yacht. The boat has a long fin keel and skeg. When engaging astern there is a strong prop kick to starboard but once the yacht is moving astern it is reasonably easy to handle.

Jane has been the owner for five years. She has two crew who are both quite experienced. She is approaching a marina where she has been allocated an overnight berth A2...