Jon Mendez
An early love of boating on the Thames and being afloat in any form led Jon to take it up professionally over 25 years ago.
During that time he has worked for the RYA, owned and been Chief Instructor at his own RYA Sea School and seen many thousands of happy people go from novice to enthusiastic boater.
Latterly Jon has taken a slight step back from running a very busy business and now enjoys teaching, delivering and carrying out instructor training for new boaters on a freelance basis.
A regular contributor to MBY's How To series, Jon has written more than 120 articles covering everything from the finer points of boat handling to setting up electronics and navigation equipment.
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How to set up your chartplotter and be sure you're using it properly
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How to tie 4 essential boating knots and when to use them
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How to coil mooring lines: This simple method ends tangled rope frustration
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How to berth a single-engined boat: Stern-to method explained
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How to leave a berth safely in a single-engined boat
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VIDEO: How To – Back into a berth
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VIDEO: How To – Leave a berth using springs
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VIDEO: How To - Lasso a cleat
The ability to lasso a cleat can make coming alongside a lot safer and easier. Our step-by-step guide shows you how to do it
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VIDEO: How To - Use your bow thruster effectively
Our step-by-step guide shows you how to get the best from your bow thruster
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VIDEO: How To - Berth an IPS boat
Though berthing using a joystick is deemed easy, there are still some key techniques to employ when using IPS
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Video: How To – Berth single-handed
Leaving or arriving at at a berth is one of the biggest boating challenges. In this video we show you how to berth single-handed safely and easily
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Stern-to Mooring: How to
In this series of Cruise Further, Cruise Safer articles and videos we plan to give you the skills and the confidence to push your cruising boundaries and make more of your boat's full potential. This article explains how to safely moor your boat stern-to
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Windier Conditions when Berthing: How to
This article from the Cruise Further, Cruise Safer series details windier conditions when berthing
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Equipping Your Boat: How to
In this series of Cruise Further, Cruise Safer articles and videos we plan to give you the skills and the confidence to push your cruising boundaries and make more of your boat's full potential. This article explains the basic necessities all boats need to cruise safely
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Cruiser Further, Cruise Safer - Stern-to berthing
Episode two of our Cruise Further, Cruise Safer series shows you how to to berth stern-to