Re: March 7th - Making Bail, Equipment Failure and other fish stories

> >There were several bailout exits observed, planned and possible - but
> >not needed.


Wayne.B  wrote:
> I beg to differ.  If conditions are rough enough that one of you is
> not feeling well, then you have over extended your capabilities.


Maybe Skip *likes* doing things the hard way, maybe they both like
being miserable. It would be easy to get the idea that's what cruising
is all about... maybe we're luckier than we know, to have solid
realization that it doesn't have to be.


> ....  It's
> nothing to be ashamed of, happens to everyone once in a while.  The
> trick is to see it coming and go to plan B before things get dangerous
> and start to break.

A friend told me the other day, "the hardest sailing maneuver to learn
is staying tied to the dock. The 2nd hardest is the early 180-degree
turn."



> ....    There's no glory in breaking things or over
> stressing people.  The trick is to get where you're going with the
> boat and people all in one piece.

And once you get the hang of that, there's a bonus to be earned by
doing it ins such a way that all persons aboard have a genuinely
enjoyable trip, and are eager to go again.

DSK