Great points Andy ! If your course ever Takes you into Oriental NC please reach out! would love to say hello and meet up for a cold one
John Conklin S/V Halcyon S/V Heartbeat www.flirtingwithfire.com On Dec 17, 2019, at 1:24 PM, Andrew Burton via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Sail with people you like! Let the guys on the bow do the bow; let the guys on the halyards and sheets do the halyards and sheets. If you’re steering, steer! If they have a screw up you can be pretty sure they know and equally sure they are working to fix it. They do t need you to tell them. Ted Turners famous “C’mon! You guys are making me look bad!” only works for Ted. Bring beer enough for everybody the ride in and if the weather is good, sail in. We always got into race mode about half an hour before we got to the course, but when we finished, the first beer came out immediately and the conversations started. Not usually about sailing, either. Sometimes we won, usually we didn’t—it was a tough fleet! But we always went out with the intention of winning—and enjoying ourselves. Things occasionally got tense, but not often. And when they did it was me who would mention that “it’s just a sailboat race, it’s not life!” We were a tight knit crew but we would always show up at the club after sailing and hang with other crews. Another thing, get the chicks involved. At least two and give them important positions, don’t just relegate them to the galley or rail. So what if the jib comes in a hair slower than if some hefty guy was doing the job if you drive well it won’t matter besides they’re fun to have around and they like being part of the gang. And on my boat we always seemed to do better and have more fun with them aboard. In the off season we would get together as a crew periodically for drinks and a meal. One of the best times was a rainy cold Saturday afternoon when we went bowling—something no one had done more than once—with regulars and spare crew members all showing up. Most of us needed to take a taxi home! Andy (Just entering the Alligator/Pungo canal And looking forward to getting back to Masquerade in Oxford, MD) Andrew Burton 139 Tuckerman Ave Middletown, RI USA 02842 +401 965 5260 https://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ On Dec 17, 2019, at 11:26, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Great idea. Also make sure you all have common goals. Having the super-intense rock star who thinks his whole future career rides on finishing first no matter what and the guy that wants the crew to give him space to cook a 4 course dinner on the same boat is not always a good combo. Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I www.dellabarba.com From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Michael Dean via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 11:20 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Michael Dean <md...@ca.inter.net> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Stus-List Tips for finding and keeping racing crew I had a crew member who returned to school to work on a Masters degree and eventually a Ph.D. He became president of the Graduate Students Association at a local university. I had an almost unlimited supply of ideal crew members. · Graduate students are mostly a good age · Mostly single · No children · Have little money and are therefore around on weekends · Bond together because they have much in common · Are often from out-of-town or out-of-country so have few family activities Ph.D students are ideal because they will be around for several years and often end up doing post-doctoral research. M. Dean Kairos C&C 27 MkIII _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
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