"Joe" wrote in message oups.com...
| Doug,
|
| Having worked beside and for 100's of skippers I can tell you when the
| **** hit the fans having courage can save you and your crews life. And
| a coward can get you all killed.
|
| We were talking about "outstanding Skippers" not just good or OK
| skippers or average weekend trawler Captn's
|
| Jolly Rogers is right... that sometimes the bravest thing to do is
| refuse to do the job, but he is dead wrong when he left out batteling
| the elements. Many times Ive seen "Outstanding Skippers " as you guys
| would call them fall into the weekend warrior status due to not have
| the courage to tackle the task at hand.
|
| Has nothing to do with going out and acting macho IMO.
|
| And I would not sail with anyone who makes declarations that he's never
| afraid. I do not like liars. And if he's never been afraid at sea, then
| he hasen't been to sea long enough to know sqwat .....and is no one I
| would trust.
|
| The most courage you can see is a man or woman doing his or her job
| despite the fear.
| Thats what makes them "Outstanding" IMO.
|
| Joe
|

But, is it not generally understood that fear causes degradation in clear
thinking? And is not clear thinking of paramount importance in any emergency?

CN