Just think how it would be with the Sailfish model of your hull instead of the CC, with all the extra cabin and canvas windage ?
I observe many times captains are too timid working the throttles in reverse. They expect more response as if going forward but don't want to add too much throttle.
With windy conditions across the beam, we are all in trouble with these relatively light & longer boats not benefiting from the inertia and more displacement of the heavy big dogs and their props placed back under hull and spread further.
If you are backing in, or forward entry, and depending on from how far out you have a clean approach and from what angle of approach available, the wind takes the bow, nothing the twins or single can do. On backing in, you have move fast enough to prevent the bow going downwind too far, so just get the stern into the first set of pilings, then use the leeward side piling to pivot off, turn the wheel hard to leeward and lean on the reverse throttles, the bow will stop going with the wind and come back around very slowly against the wind and then you can back into slip all the way, have to lean on throttles as hard as you need, no ime to be timid, and make sure you lift up trim a bit, not too much. You have a lot of twin power at your disposal by directing thrust with steering, so lean on throttles, you won't damage anything.
If you are going in forward, easier, just get the narrower profile bow between both pilings, then the leeward piling will hold the bow while you power in, turn wheel to bring stern back into wind and straighten out as you go in. Stop the boat with hard reverse throttles.
The wind's effect on the boat primarily the bow makes it beneficial to be deliberate and move quick, not like the big dogs who can stop the boat and linger in, seemingly as if no wind is there.
When it's windy, throttle steering to control the bow is no match for wind and you will run out of time trying to recover as you watch the bow go like it is out of control (that's because it is).
Another good thing about counter-rotator twins, no matter how hard on throttles forward or reverse, the stern will not want to push sideways.
For two years I was in a slip to back in, slip was just one foot wider than beam, where I had to approach at 90 deg and turn at the right time, sometimes it would take several aproaches before I made it between the pillings, and sometimes couldn't do it since the boat refused to turn hard enough to move the bow out, had to go bow in and redock later when it calmed down.
When it is calm out, you can stop the boat, and the bow will stay put, then linger in using throttle steering if you prefer, no need to rush - you have all the time in the world. Crawl in like the big dogs.
Practice, practice, practice, and get a bow thruster on next boat.
