So, the 1st day of this course No11 on Beaufort Venture with the INSS has been spent tied up on the marina because of the strong winds. We spent the day on the boat, doing all our theory work - Navigation, safety briefs, weather and tide theory. Hope to get out sailing tomorrrow, opposit tomorrow !! no wind !!! but lets live in hope. I went for a walk along the East pier in Dun Laoghaire this evening and it made me think how lucky we were today to be in the marina and not on a swinging mooring i