DRAGON Trials – On trials the Type 45 Destroyer DRAGON bagged a first when the ship conducted and completed a Light Jackstay Transfer – the method of transferring people or light stores from ship to ship, and favoured by a relatively benign sea state; with a brisk wind blowing across the ships, the DRAGON took up position alongside Royal Fleet Auxiliary Support Tanker RFA ORANGELEAF with only 40m of water separating the two vessels.    The gunline (a fine rope) was then fired across to allow the passing of the distance lines and jackstay ropes between the two ships. After the successful transfer of the test weight – a 250kg block of metal – Dragon’s Ruth made the first crossing - Ruth’s position within the ship’s company is valued, but unrecognised; as it is the affectionate nickname for the Man Overboard Dummy. The final transfer was a weighted canvas bag containing some mementos – a Dragon’s ship’s crest and some bottles of wine to mark the occasion.