Stupidity is not the same as courage.

"Peter Wiley" wrote in message
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In article , DSK
wrote:

Joe wrote:
Both Doug and Bart are wrong on this one.........

No, we're not.

... courage is very
important trait for an "outstanding skipper".


I would never want to go sailing with an outstandingly brave skipper. In
fact, a skipper who makes declarations that he's not afraid, or that
the crew should not be afraid, etc etc, is exactly the kind of macho
butt head who is dangerous on the water. The kind of skipper who is
intent on proving how brave he is, and (just for example) would refuse
to 'run away' from a Cat 5 hurricane.

Yeah - what Doug said.

I've been in F12 gales in the Southern Ocean. The inexperienced and the
macho brave thought it was fun. The skipper was watching the 2nd mate
on the helm, I was watching the radar and all 3 of us were not happy
campers.

It's real hard to pick up a bergy bit either visual or radar in a gale.

PDW