“To haul one of his traps, Glen uses a gaff to grab its buoy, then wraps the attached rope around a hydraulic winch that brings the trap from its resting place, typically in two to six fathoms of water, to boat-side.”

“The joystick allows the winchman to adjust the position of the aircraft in regard to the rescuees.”

“A number of exercises were executed, including dropping the winchman on the afterdeck, transferring lifeboat crew to the helicopter, and a stretcher exercise.”

“However, the helicopter is low on fuel and the royal flies off to refuel, leaving behind winchman and paramedic Master Aircrewman Richard Taylor to look after the 15-year-old.”

“I find the wincher a complete inconvenience as a sheet winch, but as a halyard winch it's somewhat functional.”

“Lastly, on Gitana X, Alex Marmorat is devoting himself to the construction of his Mini Transat, so Arnaud de Boringer is to replace him as wincher.”

“The ship was set afloated with the help of tugboats and wincher and was tugged to a dockyard in Erdek.”