[C38] "Re-invent the Wheel"

[Tom T.]

Good point Les,

"I never get seasick" should be right up there beside "I never burn" on the
list of dumb things said by sailing guests.

While serving in the Navy, I was on the USS Yosemite in 1970 when we rode
out a hurricane in the Atlantic.  I was one who said "I never get seasick"
but I did get queasy on that cruise.

I seemed to have the whole ship to myself and the normally crowded mess
deck was empty at meal time.  One guy rushed to "talk to Neptune" just from
looking at me trying to eat a sandwich making me feel guilty for not being
sicker.  You couldn't find anyone anywhere who wasn't complaining of
seasickness or "talking to Neptune" over the side.  I don't know who was
driving the ship but we sure had a lot of sailors on that trip who changed
their mantra from  "I never get seasick" to "I rarely get seasick."  To say
we were not combat ready at that time would be an understatement.

Even famous Joshua Slocum, the first man to circumnavigate the globe, got
seasick on the start of every voyage.

So now we have: 
"I never Burn"
      and
"I never get seasick," 

Neither of these "Darwin" traits is usually fatal.  If you want another
dumb saying for something to really worry about, add to the list:

"I know I can swim that far."


Tom Troncalli 



> [Original Message]
> From: Les <hlhowell at pacbell.net>
> To: <tdtron at earthlink.net>; Catalina 38 Listserve
<listserve at catalina38.org>
> Date: 10/11/2009 10:59:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [C38] "Re-invent the Wheel"
>
> Or, "I have never gotten seasick!"...  I always make sure those folks
> are on the lee side going out, and switch as required when tacking.
>
> ;-)
>
> I seem to recall something written up in Latitude 38 about this, and
> also some legal stuff that might be applicable.  
>
> 	A quick google led me to this article:
>
http://www.sailtalk.net/2009/09/sailing-etiquette-part-4-your-onboard-guests
/
>
>
>
> Regards,
> Les H
>
> On Sun, 2009-10-11 at 18:15 -0400, Tom T. wrote:
> > Checklist for first time guests sailing?  The most common occurrence I
> > can think of with taking people who have never sailed before is they
> > get in their bathing suits, go forward on the fore deck, and after
> > warning them of the powerful sun's rays in central Florida, they
> > always say "I never burn."  Every time I hear that idiotic remark, I
> > know I will have to listen to them complain all night of their sunburn
> > as they drink my adult beverages to diminish their pain keeping
> > everyone else awake all night as they suffer.
> >  
> > I can't count the times this scenario has repeated itself on my boat.
> > Nothing I say seems to work to keep my guests from grilling themselves
> > to well done or charred.  I cringe any time I hear "I never burn" no
> > matter when or where I hear it from all the suicidal solar experiences
> > I've observed on my boat.
> >  
> > How do you put this on a check list?  Is "Natural Selection"
> > appropriate here and just let nature run its course?
> >  
> > Tom Troncalli
> > Sunny St. Pete, Fla
> >  
> > 
> >  
> >         ----- Original Message ----- 
> >         From: Patrick Harpole 
> >         To: Catalina 38 Listserve
> >         Sent: 10/11/2009 1:33:45 PM 
> >         Subject: [C38] "Re-invent the Wheel"
> >         
> >         
> >         I wonder if any of has developed or have a check list for
> >         people you take sailing whove never done it before?
> >         
> >         Items such as how to flush the head, how to use the radio,
> >         basic man over board procedure.
> >         
> >         Patrick 
> >         
> >         
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