Hope everyone is having a nice labor day weekend,
have fun on your sailboats :-)
NH_/)_
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Sailing isn't about 'fun'. Sailing is serious business.

S.Simon


"NH_/)_" wrote in message ...

Hope everyone is having a nice labor day weekend,
have fun on your sailboats :-)
NH_/)_
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Simple Simon wrote:
Sailing isn't about 'fun'. Sailing is serious business.

S.Simon

ROFL

You need to learn to have fun while performing "serious business". If I
ever get to hold your view, I'll retire to a nice beach cottage.

otn

Being tired of lurking, on Sat, 30 Aug 2003 23:03:47 +0000, Bertie the
Bunyip posted:

"Simple Simon" wrote in
:

Sailing isn't about 'fun'. Sailing is serious business.

Hmm.

Pfff. another sweet water sailor bites the dust.


And they wonder why I stay.

Bertie

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On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 21:46:55 GMT, a team of surgeons from
alt.sailing.asa removed the following benign growth from NH_/)_:

Hope everyone is having a nice labor day weekend,
have fun on your sailboats :-)

I think you'll find they're too busy posting to Usenet.

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"otnmbrd" wrote in message ink.net...


You need to learn to have fun while performing "serious business". If I
ever get to hold your view, I'll retire to a nice beach cottage.


Thought you'd already 'retired'. Fired and unemployable more like . . .

When serious business becomes 'fun' it's no longer serious
and your attitude explains the many collisions and disasters at
sea that go on and on and on. If more so-called professional
captains would take their profession more seriously accidents
like the recent sinking of a sailboat by a navy ship would never
have happened. Such events are inexcusable. People like
yourself confusing fun hobbies with serious professions need
to be plucked out like weeds in a garden. Only a giant fool
is at the helm of a huge ship thinking "Gee Mommy, this is fun!".
And you have the nerve to laugh at me . . .? I'm your better
by a factor of at least four or five.

S.Simon
--a serious USCG licensed Master

Yes, sir! You've certainly learned to "do the job" which job
includes:

1) extensive illegal dumping of trash and oil,
2) presenting a hazard to navigation by not paying attention to the Rules,
3) failing to keep a radio watch on channel 16 as required,
4) not keeping a proper visual lookout by eye and ear 24/7,
5) not keeping an eye on the radar screen and accepting 'blind spots',
6) improper emptying of ballast tanks so as to cause invasions of zebra mussels
and who-only-knows what else,
7) carrying paying passengers on ships not licensed for it,
8) excessive use of alcohol and drugs,
9) constant failure to secure deck cargo and losing containers,
10) calling the above "doing the job and having fun".

Yes, sir! You certainly exemplify all that is wrong with motor
boat captains.

S.Simon
(Sailboat Captain who takes it all seriously)



"otnmbrd" wrote in message nk.net...
ROFL, Sorry, forgot your "Novice" status.
Those of us who've been out here awhile, have learned to do the "job",
seriously and enjoy the doing. If you ever get some real "sea time", you
might understand.

otn

Simple Simon wrote:
"otnmbrd" wrote in message ink.net...


You need to learn to have fun while performing "serious business". If I
ever get to hold your view, I'll retire to a nice beach cottage.



Thought you'd already 'retired'. Fired and unemployable more like . . .

When serious business becomes 'fun' it's no longer serious
and your attitude explains the many collisions and disasters at
sea that go on and on and on. If more so-called professional
captains would take their profession more seriously accidents
like the recent sinking of a sailboat by a navy ship would never
have happened. Such events are inexcusable. People like
yourself confusing fun hobbies with serious professions need
to be plucked out like weeds in a garden. Only a giant fool
is at the helm of a huge ship thinking "Gee Mommy, this is fun!".
And you have the nerve to laugh at me . . .? I'm your better
by a factor of at least four or five.

S.Simon
--a serious USCG licensed Master

Simple Simon wrote:
Yes, sir! You've certainly learned to "do the job" which job
includes:

1) extensive illegal dumping of trash and oil,
Haven't done that for 30 years G even before that, dumping oil was a
no-no (cuts into the profits, dontjaknow)

2) presenting a hazard to navigation by not paying attention to the Rules,

G always pay attention to the rules .... when dealing with people such
as yourself, pay close attention to Rule 2 .... shame you don't know the
rules well enough to know whether you are right or wrong.

3) failing to keep a radio watch on channel 16 as required,

Keep watch on 16 AND 13 and frequently other channels for a particular
area .....G but that's beyond your limited experience.

4) not keeping a proper visual lookout by eye and ear 24/7,

EG always slept with one eye open and one ear cocked.....on and off
the bridge.

5) not keeping an eye on the radar screen and accepting 'blind spots',

You wouldn't know a radar blind spot if you saw it. Ever worked with radar?
6) improper emptying of ballast tanks so as to cause invasions of zebra mussels
and who-only-knows what else,

LOL That rule came after my time. Actually would have loved it, as it
would have given us an excuse to MT Ballast tanks of the river mud.

7) carrying paying passengers on ships not licensed for it,

You'll have to explain this one. Only one I know who admits to doing
that, is you.
\
8) excessive use of alcohol and drugs,

EG Only on vacation.

9) constant failure to secure deck cargo and losing containers,

Never worked a container ship.

10) calling the above "doing the job and having fun".

ROFL YUP .... shame you haven't a clue about any of the above.

Yes, sir! You certainly exemplify all that is wrong with motor
boat captains.

S.Simon
(Sailboat Captain who takes it all seriously)

RofL ... Keep trying Neal....all you ever show, is your Novice status.

otn

"Simple Simon" wrote in
:



Yes, sir! You've certainly learned to "do the job" which job
includes:

1) extensive illegal dumping of trash and oil,
2) presenting a hazard to navigation by not paying attention to the
Rules, 3) failing to keep a radio watch on channel 16 as required,
4) not keeping a proper visual lookout by eye and ear 24/7,
5) not keeping an eye on the radar screen and accepting 'blind
spots', 6) improper emptying of ballast tanks so as to cause
invasions of zebra mussels
and who-only-knows what else,
7) carrying paying passengers on ships not licensed for it,
8) excessive use of alcohol and drugs,
9) constant failure to secure deck cargo and losing containers,
10) calling the above "doing the job and having fun".

Yes, sir! You certainly exemplify all that is wrong with motor
boat captains.

S.Simon
(Sailboat Captain who takes it all seriously)

oh brother.

Bertie

Maybe you're a little more professional than I thought.
You've certainly got all your pat answers lined up like
ducks in a row. Being a convincing liar is half the battle
when one's in command.

S.Simon - a Captain who is serious about sailing


"otnmbrd" wrote in message nk.net...


Simple Simon wrote:
Yes, sir! You've certainly learned to "do the job" which job
includes:

1) extensive illegal dumping of trash and oil,
Haven't done that for 30 years G even before that, dumping oil was a
no-no (cuts into the profits, dontjaknow)

2) presenting a hazard to navigation by not paying attention to the Rules,

G always pay attention to the rules .... when dealing with people such
as yourself, pay close attention to Rule 2 .... shame you don't know the
rules well enough to know whether you are right or wrong.

3) failing to keep a radio watch on channel 16 as required,

Keep watch on 16 AND 13 and frequently other channels for a particular
area .....G but that's beyond your limited experience.

4) not keeping a proper visual lookout by eye and ear 24/7,

EG always slept with one eye open and one ear cocked.....on and off
the bridge.

5) not keeping an eye on the radar screen and accepting 'blind spots',

You wouldn't know a radar blind spot if you saw it. Ever worked with radar?
6) improper emptying of ballast tanks so as to cause invasions of zebra mussels
and who-only-knows what else,

LOL That rule came after my time. Actually would have loved it, as it
would have given us an excuse to MT Ballast tanks of the river mud.

7) carrying paying passengers on ships not licensed for it,

You'll have to explain this one. Only one I know who admits to doing
that, is you.
\
8) excessive use of alcohol and drugs,

EG Only on vacation.

9) constant failure to secure deck cargo and losing containers,

Never worked a container ship.

10) calling the above "doing the job and having fun".

ROFL YUP .... shame you haven't a clue about any of the above.

Yes, sir! You certainly exemplify all that is wrong with motor
boat captains.

S.Simon
(Sailboat Captain who takes it all seriously)

RofL ... Keep trying Neal....all you ever show, is your Novice status.

otn