Comments - Leaving the door open - SeaKnots2024-03-28T23:13:22Zhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=900123%3ABlogPost%3A134796&xn_auth=noA captain friend of mine said…tag:seaknots.ning.com,2010-07-17:900123:Comment:1361762010-07-17T11:08:30.391ZEdhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/Ed145
A captain friend of mine said once with regard to a particular crew behavior and crew behavior in general, "If its not going to ruin the trip, let it go" [don't sweat the small stuff]. I try to use that now as a sounding board for all response to crew disobedience and (perceived) idiocy. I may keel haul you, but nowadays I measure your activity against "trip-ruining-ness" before I do. I try to keep as light a hand as possible. For me that's a big challenge -- I'm kind of a never-wrong-grump…
A captain friend of mine said once with regard to a particular crew behavior and crew behavior in general, "If its not going to ruin the trip, let it go" [don't sweat the small stuff]. I try to use that now as a sounding board for all response to crew disobedience and (perceived) idiocy. I may keel haul you, but nowadays I measure your activity against "trip-ruining-ness" before I do. I try to keep as light a hand as possible. For me that's a big challenge -- I'm kind of a never-wrong-grump (I'm working on it).<br />
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I believe that if you plotted the noise level (screaming) of any random boat in any random race on any random buoy field of any random yacht club on any race day, you would find that the peaks in the graph occur predominately (exclusively save for occasional equipment failures or when two skippers are match racing in a fleet race) at mark roundings. This to me, is due to the failure of the skippers to antiquity plan and manage these published, planned events. Whats all the screaming about? A perfectly executed harmonious rounding would be silent. Like if you did it all yourself. But, once you're out of prams, that,s no longer possible; doing it yourself. So its all about leading a team of type "A" know-it-all volunteers and getting them through it together without ruining the trip. A lot of herding cats is managing personalities.<br />
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--I'm just sayin' Good post! I think at times i…tag:seaknots.ning.com,2010-07-10:900123:Comment:1356322010-07-10T10:06:50.852ZTerrihttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/Terri28
Good post! I think at times it's harder if a woman is Captain of the vessel as far as orders being followed..at least on the smaller boats. Times they are a changing but sometimes not fast enough.
Good post! I think at times it's harder if a woman is Captain of the vessel as far as orders being followed..at least on the smaller boats. Times they are a changing but sometimes not fast enough. Nice write up. When they are…tag:seaknots.ning.com,2010-07-09:900123:Comment:1355802010-07-09T02:16:48.975ZEmery Viazankohttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/EmeryViazanko
Nice write up. When they are paying us Captains big bucks, knowing the rules of the road is the easy part. Matching up personalities is tough. Our rule in the Great Lakes and Florida for a boarding pass includes the ability to get a long. Some people can't cut it. Don't invite them a second time around...<br />
Keep smiling, and remember... Whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right."<br />
~Henry Ford
Nice write up. When they are paying us Captains big bucks, knowing the rules of the road is the easy part. Matching up personalities is tough. Our rule in the Great Lakes and Florida for a boarding pass includes the ability to get a long. Some people can't cut it. Don't invite them a second time around...<br />
Keep smiling, and remember... Whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right."<br />
~Henry Ford