Boating Tips: Making Sharp Turns in a Powerboat

If you know how to drive a car, then you know how to drive a boat, right? Well, not exactly. While making turns in a powerboat is not a highly complex maneuver, it is a bit different than making turns in a car. New boaters will learn a lot by joining Boating Tips host (and boats.com Senior Editor) Lenny Rudow, as he points out a few important things to keep in mind when making sharp turns in a powerboat.

Want to learn more about basic boat handling? Check out these other Boating Tips videos, that will help you become a better boater:

• Boating Tips: Docking with Joystick Control


• Boating Tips: Three Tips for Handling Heavy Seas


• How to Find Most Efficient Cruise on a Powerboat


• How to Dock a Powerboat

• Boating Basics 101: Handling a Pontoon Boat


• Top 10 Mistakes Powerboaters Make: Don't Do This!

Written by: Lenny Rudow

With over two decades of experience in marine journalism, Lenny Rudow has contributed to publications including YachtWorld, boats.com, Boating Magazine, Marlin Magazine, Boating World, Saltwater Sportsman, Texas Fish & Game, and many others. Lenny is a graduate of the Westlawn School of Yacht Design, and he has won numerous BWI and OWAA writing awards.