We worked on the end but, after you have returned back to your friend who fell into the ocean, you have to get them back on board.
We used a 100 something lb dummy, which made for some interesting complications. We tried several variations on getting a halyard around the COB and hauling them up. We tried working from the dingy alongside, then hoist up on a Halyard and loop a line around the COB from on deck and then haul them up. The biggest problem seemed to be getting the line looped around the person.
It seems that I need to rethink my plan for retrieving a COB with the gear that is typically aboard a small boat. I thank that the plan used for the Vancouver Sailing School's boats has some good merits, but I haven't got to try it yet. They have a dedicated line that lives on the stern of each boat. You reach down and loop the line under the COB, and then tie it in a long bowline. This is then hauled up via a halyard or something else.
The thought for improvements on board the Simply Sailing cruising boats is to purchase a COB recovery sling. This device makes it much easier to get the person into the sling and then get them back on board. I will report further when I have more to tell on this topic.
Here is video I took and have shared with Chris at Simply Sailing:
