In time you'll find yourself accommodating it without a thought. If I'm going in hot, I'll aim her in twisted knowing I'll need the heavy reverse to stop so the nose lands where I want it by the time she's whoa'd up. And you can use it to your advantage by managing throttle. Pulling out with a heavy wind on the STBD, I juice the reverse enough to keep the bow centered. With speed the impact is less so the throttle ramps up as we depart. Then the nose clears the slip and I can cut the throttle and let the wind and rudder take over.
Handiest is the foreign port when you chug down the wrong pier and you need to pull a U-turn in a tight space. You get enough forward speed on so the reverse can help complete the wheel right. (Though onlookers may think you're playing chicken with the docked boats at first)
We have the fin keel, but I imagine the walk would be less dramatic with the board up since you're taking away the pivot point.
Basically, if you expect it, you can use it. I've had a lot of boaters think I wasn't going to make it and then stand in awe when she slides right where she needs to be. At this point the neighbors know not to bother running over.
For training, I'd recommend next time you go out and find no wind, do a couple u-turns in the open. Run it up to 3kts and see how tight a u-turn you can do to the right. Your wake should give you an idea of how it went.
_________________ SMMO/First Mate aboard High Flight #299 1981 - Full Keel - Furling Main (A boat for the lazy crew...)
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