With plenty of vacant moorings I counted ten cormorants hanging out their wings in a vain attempt at drying out in the humidity. In my view the Isles of Scilly have an unfair reputation for being hazardous to yachtsmen. Dodging stormsHaving said all this there is an upside to drying out in a storm as was proven in Evert. Beyond drying out we are also lucky to have the option of dropping our mast to dramatically reduce windage. Some suggest running beyond your drying out position to drop the main anchor before backing into position on the kedge.