Salcombe last week looking amazing. I was there training Day Skippers for Plymouth Sailing School. And a nice bunch they were too!
Knowing the fundamentals of navigation will ensure you know, rather than hope, you are going to clear a bridge. The RYA Sail Cruising syllabus deals with this in a theoretical and on a practical level. Book a course now and learn this along with other essential skills. Don’t be one of those yachtsmen who are either petrified or oblivious to the potential hazards as they crane their necks and see the above.
Entering a harbour at dusk is great practice for Day Skippers and an RYA course is the right time to try out your skills. The instructor can coach you in the right methods whilst keeping you and the rest of the crew safe. When you do it with stabilisers off (on your own) you will have the confidence and experience to reproduce it with the minimum of drama. Making it look easy is the target.