RedactedNarrative: On July 5, 2016 at New Bern Grande Marina on the Trent River at approximately 08:30 am, Operator1 was backing his vessel (Temptation) out of the slip at the marina.  While backing his vessel out of the slip, he collided stern to stern with Owner2's vessel (Lady Heron) that was docked.  
  
  Operator1 stated that he thought his vessel was too big for the area he was trying to maneuver before he ever started moving, and when he started moving, the wind caught his vessel as he was undocking and blew him into the back of Owner2's vessel.  He stated he was unable to correct due to his vessel's lack of speed which effects his ability to steer using his rudder.  Operator1's wind generator collided with the mounting hardware for Owner2's solar panels and wind generator.  As Operator1 pulled forward, the vessels separated.  Operator1 left his contact information with the Marina's Office since Owner2's vessel was unoccupied. 
  
  The damage to Operator1's vessel was to the mounting hardware for his wind generator.  He stated the damage was going to cost approximately $150.00 to repair.  The damage that I was able to see on Owner2's vessel was to the mounting hardware for the solar panels and wind generator, the wind generator, one of the solar panels, and the davits (life boat support).  Owner2 stated that he estimated the damage was going to cost between $3,000.00 and $4,000.00 to repair.  No one was injured during this incident.