On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 17:26:41 +0100, Trevor Dennis
wrote:

Nigel Featherston writes

Follow Wally's suggestions, and visit the marina during the week when the
wind and current will be at a minimum and practice docking.

Or even less scary, try approaching a buoy out in open water. Or
practice MOB retrieval by throwing a weighted fender over the side.

We've done the Hat Overboard Drill more than once.

It's a pretty urgent operation, too, when the Hat involved is a much-loved, well
broken in Tilley!

Joe Parsons