"joe" wrote

#1 Isn't it part of good seamanship to cater for the well being of your
crew. Keeping them dry, well fed, rested and happy?

There is no such thing as "dry" on an Etchells.

The ladies had gotten their bottoms wet, and so did I, from maybe
a dozen or so waves that broke over the bow.

I would have provided oilskin pants for the crew or chosen a different
route..

The temp was 70 degrees and peaked at 76 degrees. Water temp was
72 degrees.

It is a mile out of the river. The choice of routes is not relevant;
avoiding the
shoals in the river is relevant. Once in the Sound, the number of options
is
limited.

I dry sail this boat. It is stored on a trailer. It is not worth putting
it in and
hoisting it out, unless I take it out for at least four hours.


Maybe it would have been nice to stop ashore like halfway up the trip to
enable the ladies to comfortably relieve themselves?

Halfway was 7 miles from land. Only a lighthouse surrounded by rocks.
On any other route without an inflatable and outboard, there would have
been no place to stop.


Lot of peeing going on, my guess is that plenty of drinks were served on
the
way. Alcohol? Any concern for the Coast Guard to be lookout for your
Etchells in the future?

You would have guessed wrong. You must be speaking from experience. I'd
guess you drink heavily when you sail.

There was no alcohol on board, only water. Very little of that was drunk.
I
don't bring alcohol when I go sailing. That's for powerboaters, you, and
CM.

This is probably not the way best way to introduce new people to the
wonderful sport of sailing..

Ya think? Maybe if I invited them I would have been better prepared and
chosen
something else like going to a movie.