Each time I take my boat out on my own I can launch easily, but it’s the retrieval that gets a bit tricky.

To make it easy I lower the trailer a long way into the water and then pull the boat right up before winching it the last little bit. It means walking the length of the trailer to grab the bow of the boat.

I have often thought that one of these days I am going to misplace my step and fall in”

Yep” Today was that day”

Truth is it was actually very funny, (I was laughing!) but there was no one around to see it”