As a newly re-outfitted ship's captain, I continue to learn...
1. Make your pre-trip checklist on paper or you may forget the little things like transom drain plugs.
2. Never approach anything faster than you are willing to hit it.
3. Memories are fleeting and sandbars move over the years.
4. Always carry cash. The rescuers don't have pay machines.
5. Carry a spare prop and the tools to swap it out.
6. Have a medical kit on board to help with what happens when you swap propellers.
7. Keep towels and dry clothing on board for after you stop bleeding.
8. Keep ear plugs on board if your first mate is your wife.
9. Always keep a fresh slice of humble pie on board. Make that two, your day will not actually end at midnight.
1. Make your pre-trip checklist on paper or you may forget the little things like transom drain plugs.
2. Never approach anything faster than you are willing to hit it.
3. Memories are fleeting and sandbars move over the years.
4. Always carry cash. The rescuers don't have pay machines.
5. Carry a spare prop and the tools to swap it out.
6. Have a medical kit on board to help with what happens when you swap propellers.
7. Keep towels and dry clothing on board for after you stop bleeding.
8. Keep ear plugs on board if your first mate is your wife.
9. Always keep a fresh slice of humble pie on board. Make that two, your day will not actually end at midnight.
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Red right returning.
Magnus, in 1977 I received my first boat training certificate.
I took a hiatus since about 2000 but have now returned and done the mid life crisis thing.
Cruiser? No sir. While I still can, I did what you see. Cruisers are for old farts. This boat might take me to that old fart status rather quickly I know. During the final break in trials, at full throttle, my eyes began to water. At some point the 74 km/h blew those out of my eyes and left me with bugs all over my teeth.
My childhood passed before my eyes and I was smiling like I rarely have.
Me Daddy's boats never did this and I have much to do before my time is up.
Now, If only I could find a way to hook up the travel trailer and the boat at the same time, I'd be set. 😉
Magnus, in 1977 I received my first boat training certificate.
I took a hiatus since about 2000 but have now returned and done the mid life crisis thing.
Cruiser? No sir. While I still can, I did what you see. Cruisers are for old farts. This boat might take me to that old fart status rather quickly I know. During the final break in trials, at full throttle, my eyes began to water. At some point the 74 km/h blew those out of my eyes and left me with bugs all over my teeth.
My childhood passed before my eyes and I was smiling like I rarely have.
Me Daddy's boats never did this and I have much to do before my time is up.
Now, If only I could find a way to hook up the travel trailer and the boat at the same time, I'd be set. 😉
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Living by the largest lake in Sweden we have a lot of "boatists". One of the ladies in our old folks club is a sailor. However the waters closest to our town is really treacherous as there are shallows everywhere and some Belgian or Dutch sailors tried to approach the shore some 2-3 miles away and got VERY MUCH STUCK. As they couldn't get the boat of the rocks the sailors simply gave the boat away to anyone who could salvage it and there are some of that kind of people around here.
Here's another story. Meet Super-grandpa.
Here's another story. Meet Super-grandpa.
Meet his son, we call him Cal. A 62 year old man who sleeps up to 3 days without pedalling.
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14 months?! Time to introduce him to Ua/Ia diagrams!
Swedish saying: Det ska böjas i tid det som krokigt ska bli. (It is to be bent in time, that which bent shall be. or Soon crooks the tree that good gambrel would be.)
Swedish saying: Det ska böjas i tid det som krokigt ska bli. (It is to be bent in time, that which bent shall be. or Soon crooks the tree that good gambrel would be.)
My sister was a nurse, she took pulses so much, she could take a pulse accurately, without a watch in a few seconds of holding a wrist - and tell you how strong your heart beat is.
Reminds me. Decades ago, our daughter, a career specialist nurse, started her training at Great Ormond Street Childrens' Hospital.
Several weeks into her training, she had to do a two-week stint at an A&E department at another hospital.
One evening an RTA came in. She watched on, as he was surrounded by a few young doctors with their big medical books in their coat pockets, discussing which was the most urgent injury.
She said she pushed past them, saying, "How about if we get him breathing first?"
Several weeks into her training, she had to do a two-week stint at an A&E department at another hospital.
One evening an RTA came in. She watched on, as he was surrounded by a few young doctors with their big medical books in their coat pockets, discussing which was the most urgent injury.
She said she pushed past them, saying, "How about if we get him breathing first?"