an end of summer party/picnic always sounds like a good idea. and then people go and make it complicated. like by inviting people to go sailing. one of our dept. members recently bought a sailboat and decided to invite people onto the boat during the picnic. here's some observations in no particular order.
1. don't get your prop caught in a buoy line while motoring to the dock.
2. go sailing several times yourself before inviting others along.
3. don't assume that anyone on the boat knows or cares to help.
one trip back to the dock the boat almost didn't make it back because the sails suddenly caught some wind... another trip the passengers had to tell him that there was no way they were going to help since they didn't know the first thing about sailing and weren't in a mood to learn in 2 minutes from a complete novice... the final and third trip didn't make it out of the bay (on a small lake) since somehow they got stuck in the weeds without any wind and the motor quit...
finally, i have learned my instincts regarding boats is good: never own one. maybe rent one. learn, yes take a class, if you plan on doing anything complicated like sailing
3 comments:
a small picture would really round that piece off. to bad you didn't have the camera with you! =)
classes are good ...one could join the coast guard or navy or grow up on a lake or ocean.
Everyone "wants a boat" no one really wants to keep a boat... They are expensive to rent, but that is way cheaper than owning one.
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