Sailing and Philosophy
 

"Gilligan" wrote in message . ..
| I've done a little searching for sailing and philosophy. Here are some
| interesting things I've found:
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| http://propercourse.blogspot.com/200...y-sailing.html
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| We teach sailing and seamanship at the naval academy for one purpose: to
| make competent seamen of our midshipmen, who will then be the naval leaders
| of the future. We aren't interested in making yachtsmen of them.
|
| We enter races to find an atmosphere which, like combat, stretches ability
| and endurance to the limit and allows character to emerge which can reach
| beyond those previous limits for that extra margin required for victory,
| where decisions must be made instantly and be coupled with competent
| execution of complex evolutions. Where numerous variables must be integrated
| to derive tactics and strategy in interaction.
|
| And we send them to sea to learn the fundamental characteristic of the
| professional seaman: a deepseated sense of humility in the face of nature
| and her master. But we never lose sight of our objective -- to produce the
| best possible officer for the fleet, whether he or she is assigned to a
| surface ship, a submarine or an aircraft.
|
|
| Captain J.B. Bonds, USN


Semper fi!

Paladin

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