The only way to be really comfy in an open anchorage like in Honiara is to be huddled in a protected corner with the bow pointing into swell, so that’s what we did for our last two visits to the capital of the Solomons.
I used to dread manoeuvres with Pitufa (no bow thruster, long fin keel, huge prop), but with lots of practicing I learned to handle her (with all her peculiarities). Now people actually comment on our quick and efficient manoeuvres when bringing out stern anchors or doing a med mooring 
Doing a med-style mooring isn’t hard: We do a circle of the area to check depths and attachment options, check where neighbouring boats may have their chains and anchors, watch the swell and plan the angle of alignment to avoid rolling. We launch the dinghy and then we drop the hook on the GPS mark I set on our reconaissance round. We set the anchor in gentle reverse in the direction we want to be facing for swell alignment, then Christian pays out lots of chain (enough to allow me to get close to the sea wall) and I slowly steer Pitufa in reverse (correcting the angle with forward impulses) on the line we’ve decided on.
Christian gets the dinghy ready and pulls a rope towards the shore, quickly hops up to tie the line while I do my best to keep Pitufa in place. I watch the rope, make sure the bitter end remains on Pitufa and tie it to a cleat as soon as Christian is done with the knot ashore.
Once Christian is back aboard he pulls up chain again and we optimise tension between stern line and anchor chain to be nicely aligned. In Honiara we brought out a second stern line to the neighbouring wreck of a fishing boat, to be able to adjust the angle we were facing and avoid rolling in swell.
The whole manoeuvre takes about 10 minutes and with some practicing it works smoothly even in rough conditions
What’s really helpful is the fact that we have 40 m of floating line on a drum on the stern that can easily unravels while Christian pulls it from the dinghy. A floating line also reduced resistance in the water, so steering the dinghy is easier!
