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Wayne.B
 
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On 29 Oct 2004 21:31:09 GMT, ospam (Stephen Baker)
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An admiring audience
of curvaceous females who appreciate the art never hurts here.

It doesn't always work like that in practice, however... ;-)


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That's true.

Docking Disaster Coefficient (DDC) = N_spectators^3

There IS something very satisfying however about backing a 50 foot, 20
ton sailboat smartly into a slip and stopping the whole thing with a
quick burst of forward power just as you're about to take out the main
pier. It's the element of suspense that really gets them on their
toes.