"Rick" wrote
Would those of you who single handedly sail your boat give a new
sailor some tips on bringing the boat into the slip without attracting
a crowd of gawkers?
I just ignore them, which is another skill that takes practice.

The dock angels I don't mind
Maybe they really are angels. Read Ray Bradbury's "The Crowd" Bradbury might
endorse a theory that these gawkers are all spirits of lubbers who were
killed in dock related accidents.
http://www.geocities.com/laxaria/crowd.html

vocal contributions only add to the already high tension level.
would you like to borrow my gaussmeter?

Scout