Hi I have a 56ft flybridge boat which I also use for charter and indeed occasionally for school. Firstly the use of an anchor is not practical in most Marinas due to the amount of ropes and chains on the bottom.
As you have a boat on each side this is most certainly a help.
We have generally westerlies or easterlies and nothing much in between.
Naturally its best if the wind is directly astern of you as you come in, as you will have more control.
However momentum is the key not teasing as you say, if you stop the momentum the wind is more likely to effect your direction natually. When I say momentum I dont mean extra speed, tick over will suffice in lost conditions.
This is indeed largely the case with my current berth in an easterly.
In a westerly it is just off my port bow so no chance of driving in with engines against the wind now. Imagine this if you will. What I do is turn the bow into the wind, go astern keeping way on, I head for just inside the bow of the vessel to starboard this will keep my bow into the wind, (if you square up too early the wind will blow the bow to starboad)
As the stern enters the space albiet at an angle, I engage port astern briefly which kicks the stern to port and bow to starboard, I now have enough of the boat in the gap to make use of the fenders and nudge her directly in squared up, before the wind takes the bow. (I am assuming no bow thruster during this as mine is knackered)
Hope this all makes sense. Basically in this situation if one was to turn and line up for the gap like you would with a no wind situation, this manouvre will involve the boat stopping at some point, between fwd and astern, the wind will now take effect and by the time you get her in, the bow will be blown onto the starboard vessel.
A bit like turning when skiing, each time you do, it involve crossing the fall line, and we all know what happens when we falter in a turn and hit the fall line.
So read the wind direction first plus maintain momentum. Hope this helps
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