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For a long time RYA instructors, and no doubt other sail tuition schemes, have discussed the difficulty of manoeuvring back and recovery...

We've had lots of MOB threads. They are useful. But the OP meant to take us in a different direction. Let's think about how we actually...

In a swell in the Med a few years ago I was part of an informal flotilla. An other boat lost a fender o/b. An ADHD crew member said...

I sometimes watch school yachts gliding past the"mob" fender at 2 knots and hooking it up with a boat hook as they pass. I hope the...

We sail as a couple. My attitude is that I am a solo sailor. The difference is that if I go overboard then two of us are in trouble...

The only time I have sailed in the Solent was during a YM prep and exam course, 5 days in November. One fine evening, with light wind...

Two things always jump out a me: In cool/cold water areas the MOB has limited time and will not be capable of helping. Most people...

That is quite similar to how a climber approaches a lead (a climb where he is moving above the belay point, placing anchors as he goes...

Exactly. The typical MOB drills are no more than a boat handling exercise. Nobody can claim they're competent unless they've recovered a...

That is quite similar to what the pod cast is saying, but your list is far more succinct. One thing the pod cast said which struck a...

The OP worded the question strangely, but in fact he makes an excellent point. If you fall off the roof of a tall building the recovery...

The tide gets pretty frisky in various places in the western solent area, that being one of them. Island on one side, very shallow water...

I've had a similar experience nearby, which really taught me something, (very basic too). We had our heading correct, pointing at the...

We pass it closely regularly. It’s quite steep to, you’ll bottle out long before any risk of grounding. Really, itks nothing to be...