But, Ed, a full party cup is a given! Laisser bon temps rouler!
Dennis C. On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 5:23 PM Edward Levert via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > I have to disagree with Dennis on the value of boat T shirts. We had 16 oz > styrofoam cups with the boat name and boat with sailplan printed on the > cups. Perhaps it was our age at the time but it always seemed the crew > couldn't care less what they were wearing if the cup was always full! On > light air Lake Pontchartrain we cleaned up with a 27 Mk I. > > Ed Levert > C&C 34 Briar Patch > New Orleans La > > On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 3:45 PM dwight veinot via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 5:17 PM Dennis C. via CnC-List < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Keep it relaxed. Have fun. Focus more on the enjoyment than the >>> performance. After the crew starts showing up regularly, they'll start >>> wanting to be more competitive. It should come from them. >>> >>> Give out a bunch of T-shirts. When other folks see your crew on the >>> dock and on the boat in them they'll want to race with you to get one. I >>> get mine from https://www.maritimetees.com/. They're reasonably >>> priced and you can get your boat name/logo on them. >>> >>> As for the rant. Get off the helm!! Let them drive. Rotate >>> positions. Let them do their positions. Unless there is a safety issue, >>> suggest corrections later. >>> >>> We have a local boat where the owner always drives. He's not a great >>> driver. His attention is everywhere but driving. He pinches constantly. >>> (SLOW) Result: boat rarely sails well. Crews don't like to stay on a boat >>> that is a perpetual loser. >>> >>> Remember, there is a BIG difference between RACING a sailboat and >>> developing a racing sailboat PROGRAM. As the skipper, you have to assess >>> each crew member's strengths and weaknesses. Maximize their strengths. >>> Minimize their weaknesses. >>> >>> When I say each crew I mean it. I rarely drove Touche'. Make no >>> mistake, I'm a pretty good driver. But during our most successful years, >>> we had a guy who was better. The driver ONLY drove. I usually did >>> foredeck. Doing foredeck, I was idle a lot of the time. It worked out >>> well because I could focus on training, tweaking, encouraging crew to do >>> their finest. I could also focus on the boat and tactics. After each race >>> we popped beers and had a critique. >>> >>> Too often the owner tries to drive, call tactics, call sail trim, and >>> everything else. To me, that's not a recipe for success. >>> >>> We had a boat here where the skipper provided crew T-shirts. Great! >>> Until he collected them after each race. :( >>> >>> Again, it's a program. It's not an ego trip for the skipper/driver. >>> There's more than one boat in my area folks just don't want to sail on. >>> >>> Dennis C. >>> Touche' 35-1 #83 >>> Mandeville, LA >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> -- >> Sent from Gmail Mobile >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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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