Here's a video of the US Navy demonstrating the MOB QuickStop method to recover a man overboard at a Safety at Sea Seminar in 2009. In the video you'll hear them say to pick the MOB up from the leeward side, and then demonstrates the opposite. Just goes to show how difficult the timing can be, even on a calm day.
The Chicago-Mac Race requires that we sign off that we have practiced the QuickStop method.
