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Like most 14 yr olds, his judgement is poor as he tends to be a
daredevil. His sailing skill are not as good as I would like. He tends to fall asleep a little too easily too. I am up against a time crunch as in the next few weeks it simply gets too hot with no wind for this to be a good trip. My wife would also freak about him sailing while I was asleep. |
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Rosalie B. wrote:
"JG" wrote: "Frank" wrote in message groups.com... Why do you feel that your 14-year-old is unqualified? Maybe we have different definitions of "qualified to stand watch" but I'd rely on my 12-year-old daughter under these circumstances. Maybe this is the universe giving him an opportunity to show you he's more responsible than you think? I know I tend to underestimate my kids 'cause I think of them as having been newborns about 5 minutes ago. They're often capable of so much more than I give them credit for. There are two parts to whether someone is qualified to stand watch a) Are they physically capable of sailing the boat - i.e. do they know how to sail? b) Do they have the judgment and experience to do so? It is easy enough to give a 14 year old the knowledge to sail the boat. I can sail our boat by myself so I can take a watch for Bob. There are some things I can't do very well - I'm not strong enough to manage the main. But I can tack and trim the sails and steer a course A person taking a watch should know what the course is, and whether boats that are seen are on a collision course and what to do if they are. If you are sailing with just the 2 of you, the second issue can be addressed by telling him to wake you if he has a question about the course or the weather or another ship. In my case, if the wind picks up and I need to furl the main, I have to wake Bob up. That's one of the reasons we do not go offshore for long passages. In your case, you might sleep in the cockpit next to your son. He should know how to operate the VHF and what to do in a man overboard situation. This could save your life. |
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cammon.. when I first got my 25-footer I sailed her from LA to San Diego,
110 miles, in 9-12 foot swells and wind whipping from 0 to 25 mph and back to 0 in an instant, at night, with lightning cracking above my head and rain pouring down so hard I had to sit in the cabin with my compass holding the boat on course with a rope tied to the tiller, and there was nobody but myself on the boat. And that was the first time I'd ever sailed in my entire life. I didn't even know how to hoist a mainsail until I set out that day. Just do it yaself and bring lots of caffeine tablets. "Larry W4CSC" wrote in message ... wrote in oups.com: my 14 yr old son In spite of the really stupid answers I just read to your post......let me ask you a question to think about. You just fell overboard out there in the Gulf. You're fine bobbing around there in your fancy, self-inflating Sospenders. Question: Can he turn the boat around, by himself, and come back and get you in 8' seas? Whoever you take with you, just ask the same question about the lot of them, as a group. Test it out on a daysail, sometime. Just let go of the helm and throw a PFD overboard. Go sit down and say, "I just fell overboard. What are you going to do?" It's a good idea to have up the old sails you don't really care about for the test...(c; Sometimes thinking about the answer can be really scary! I hope you'll seriously consider the answer. Everyone should test it with their "crew". |
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Having lost objects overboard in waves, I know how easy it is to really
lose track of them, really scary. SO, we wear harnesses and tie them to eyes in the cockpit. Still, if I fell overboard even wearing the harness, he would have a very difficult time of it. I love my wife but have learned I cannot sail with her. It is worse than being single handed. Imagine being single handed while constantly tending apparent disasters and being subjected to constant jabbering. When I sail with her, I feel so stressed out I cannot handle it. |
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JR, that'd 'splain a lot.
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John Cairns:
Provisioning? Well, I got sardines and fer variety I got pop tarts and sardines in mustard sauce. Some real cheapo wine, whatever was cheap in Cedar key last year |
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