Re: [WWP] Being a beginner, and mistakes...

From: hlg@pacbell.net
Date: Wed May 03 2000 - 13:39:54 PDT


Bruce Hood wrote:

>Time for confession... I think I am always going to be a
>beginner in our P-15.... Gee.. All the docks crashed into,
>sheets flying out of cleats, (because of forgetting to tie stopper
>knots,!) tip-overs, falling overboards, groundings in shallows,
>sudden realizations that the centerboard is still up, etc... and
>I'm sure lots of such things coming in the future to learn from.
>and lots of times of being "Chicken" too... I've trailered the
>boat a long way on several occasions, parked at the launch ramp
>and looked at a bay seething with sharp waves and whitecaps, and
>never launched the boat, saying to myself "I'm not going out in THAT
>today!" Fortunately it just keeps getting better and better, but the
>human component is always there, so it sure helps to have a sense of
>humor, and to keep the realization that lots of mistakes will be made,
>and at the same time a lot of great lessons about sailing and life in
>general will be learned.... and needless to say, great days full of fun
>will be there too!

Thanks, Bruce. It's nice to know it's not just me.

Harry
P14 #234, Manatee
Mountain View, CA

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