I was just looking for some opinions. I am hopefully moving back up to a new to me 30 ft Grady 306 Canyon. I went down from a Marlin to 257 Fisherman , which I really enjoyed, but missed going further offshore. When I had my Marlin, I docked bow in because I felt that the easiest method in the marina. Winds can pick up in the fall and summer afternoons and I was trying to avoid pucker moments as much as possible. My thinking was the propellers and boat are really meant to go forward, so more control. I still had a few pucker moments on windy days. Now I am on a private slip with easy access, so my plan is to learn how to dock stern in on this slip and then when I return to a marina, I would continue to go stern in. I realize there are many reasons to dock stern in but my question is do people feel that once you get the knack, engines going in first actually creates more control especially windy days? It will have a bow thruster like my Marlin. Thanks for your opinions.