"Capt. JG" wrote in message
ons...

And, it's not completely about students. I have charterers on my boat who
don't know didly about sailing. They want to help. If I started teaching
them before we got going, it would eat up the entire day. Labels and
color-coded lines are perfect for this situation.


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I have to agree with that. And most people learn better by actually doing
something rather than having it explained anyway. "If something's going to
happen, it's going to happen out there." --Captain Ron

However, it's not standing rigging because it has a blue ribbon on it. It's
standing rigging because it holds up something that's not supposed to move.
It's not running rigging because it has a red ribbon, but because it
controls the movement of something that IS supposed to move. But I am
confident that you're actually teaching, not doing the "monkey see-monkey
do" bit, so that particular Captain Ronism is moot.

Labels and color-coded lines have their place, and can be very useful.
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