Hi Sandy,
SW>1.  Practice first is calm water to get your procedures down pat.
SW>2.  Practice next in heavier weather to get the feel of forces involved.
SW>3.  Don't practice with in-water crew during a storm.  If you find 
ourself
SW>in a storm, see to it that the boat and its crew remain in their safest
SW>possible conditions.  Following the storm, assess how your formerly 
practice
SW>drills would have worked during that storm and make changes where 
necessary.
All good advice, thanks.
SW>to have fallen overboard, we'd have dealt with it, but to deliberately run 
a
SW>full MOB drill in those conditions would have been insane.
I agree, but what I meant by practicing during a storm was: using a
cockpit cushion or something, just to learn how to maneuver the sailboat
in rough, stormy conditions.  I've been quite content to sit by and let
my husband do all the sailing for years, I finally decided I should
learn something about it myself.  This led to a discussion about how
I might rescue him if he should fall overboard.
SW>Much is available in _Cruising World_ and _SAIL_ magazines on SAR and MOB
SW>drills.
Thanks for the response,
Regards, Verle
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