Jere Lull wrote:
(JAXAshby) wrote:
wayne, I personally know a guy who believes it is foolish to sail in winds
above 20 knots.
Some people, sailing in 20 knot winds, ARE foolish -- and dangerous.
(nothing personal to anyone, I'm thinking of some in the BVI)
Oh, yeah! The charter companies all threaten to send a training
captain with you if they're unhappy with your skills; but it sure
seems like they just hand the keys over to anyone nowadays without
ever seeing if they can actually sail the boat.