"Bart Senior" .@. wrote in message
How about you? I guess you are one of those who
never admit making a mistake? What areas do you
feel you need to work on with respect to your command
and leadership on board a vessel?

Poor PJ only sails with his wife..... and he's hen-pecked. He has no
crew.... and he's bitter about it. :-)

I remember a bad call on my part in the early days of flying my first
spinnaker which resulted in getting slammed twice during a run in shifty
winds. The crew looked at me in disbelief when I directed them to reset the
chute. I had no problem in telling them all there and then.. "Lads... I
****ed up.. this is new for me and I need to get this right. I'm there for
you guys when you need me... now I need you guys there for me... put that
chute up!" There was no hesitation after that.

CM