On Tue, 6 May 2008 14:30:51 -0700 (PDT), Skip Gundlach
wrote:

wrote:
So, it was a dark and stormy night, as the saying goes, and Lydia
wasn't feeling all that well, what with the rock and roll,
pitching and the like.

OK, so why were you out there? What was your bailout exit if
conditions deteriorated? Why didn't you use it?

We were out there because we were on the way from here to there, so to
speak. The boat was doing just fine, and was in no discomfort (the
boat, that is, nor me, for that matter).

There were several bailout exits observed, planned and possible - but
not needed.

I beg to differ. If conditions are rough enough that one of you is
not feeling well, then you have over extended your capabilities. It's
nothing to be ashamed of, happens to everyone once in a while. The
trick is to see it coming and go to plan B before things get dangerous
and start to break. Real cruisers always take the easy path if there
is one available. There's no glory in breaking things or over
stressing people. The trick is to get where you're going with the
boat and people all in one piece.

There were several bailout exits observed, planned and possible - but
not needed.


Wayne.B wrote:
I beg to differ. If conditions are rough enough that one of you is
not feeling well, then you have over extended your capabilities.


Maybe Skip *likes* doing things the hard way, maybe they both like
being miserable. It would be easy to get the idea that's what cruising
is all about... maybe we're luckier than we know, to have solid
realization that it doesn't have to be.


.... It's
nothing to be ashamed of, happens to everyone once in a while. The
trick is to see it coming and go to plan B before things get dangerous
and start to break.

A friend told me the other day, "the hardest sailing maneuver to learn
is staying tied to the dock. The 2nd hardest is the early 180-degree
turn."



.... There's no glory in breaking things or over
stressing people. The trick is to get where you're going with the
boat and people all in one piece.

And once you get the hang of that, there's a bonus to be earned by
doing it ins such a way that all persons aboard have a genuinely
enjoyable trip, and are eager to go again.

DSK

On Sat, 10 May 2008 09:30:53 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

A friend told me the other day, "the hardest sailing maneuver to learn
is staying tied to the dock. The 2nd hardest is the early 180-degree
turn."

The fliers have a word for it: Get-home-itis. It's a common foolkiller
in that field. The sky is even less forgiving than the sea.

Casady