One lesson we learned was "just because there is an open mooring ball near the dinghy dock, doesn't mean you should take it".

At the Pirate's Bight we jumped on a close ball thinking we had a nice score. No wind equals random orientation on the ball and bugs. Random swinging put us closer than I wanted to be to the randomly swinging boat behind us. Better to stay a little further out, enjoy the breeze, avoid the bugs and have some fun trying to find your boat in the dark.

Dave