Lucky guy...

Actually both of them are lucky... http://www.thebostonchannel.com/r/28871938/detail.html

On 8/16/2011 4:52 PM, Dylan Crouch wrote: > > Actually both of them are lucky... > http://www.thebostonchannel.com/r/28871938/detail.html > > What puzzles me is that a teen who had sailed for 6 days with his grandfather did not know how to manage the boat. Now perhaps this is why I sail single-handed so much, but when I'm sailing with others who are not experienced sailors, I'm teaching all the time--names of things, sailing terms, what makes the boat go, how to trim sails, safety practices. Maybe it drives others nuts, but if a teen of ordinary intelligence had been sailing with me for 6 days, he'd be able at least to perform rudimentary maneuvers like coming about or geting the sails down and the power started. In defense of the kid, I'll note that the report mentions some adverse weather conditions. That may have been a bigger factor than the kid admitted. Chris Campbell