In article , Bart Senior .@. wrote:
We are talking skippers now, not crew.

Courage is diffucult to define. I view courage as
doing something that might get you killed, despite the
known risks. Would an outstanding skipper do
something so risky as to possibly lose his/her life?

Skippers have no business doing anything risky,
except as a last resort.

A good skipper doesn't have fear, because he/she
always has a backup plan. When you are leading
you are making decisions about actions. Actions
conqueor fear.

Recognizing the dangers of a situation and staying
calm--is that courage? Or is it level-headedness?

Courage can also be defined as not doing something just because your
crew wants to do it.

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"j" ganz @@
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