Are you a captain or a mate

[Wansworth]

Many of you are captains of industry or retired or have run your own businesses and are used to taking important desisions quickly and taking the responsibility.personally I feel I am more a second in command able to assist the chief or even step into his shoes.This weekend I should imagine the round the island race was a good testing of taking the right descision and being in command as in fine weather most of us can muddle along but in circumstances of demanding situations not nessarily at sea some one has to take control.Suprisingly quite ordinary non leaders can take responsibility if its thrust up on them

 

[justanothersailboat]

Maybe it's just me but under most circumstances, someone who insisted on being called "captain" of a small recreational boat I'd think was getting a bit carried away.

 

[Momac]

I

..someone who insisted on being called "captain" of a small recreational boat I'd think was getting a bit carried away.

I can't see where insisting on being called anything at all was suggested.

 

[Momac]

On the boat I am in charge but at home I know my place

 

[Wansworth]

On the boat I am in charge but at home I know my place

Are you sure ?

 

[Fr J Hackett]

I think the correct term is Master under god alone

 

[Wansworth]

I think the correct term is Master under god alone

……..In chageofa Snapdragon 23

 

[Fr J Hackett]

……..In chageofa Snapdragon 23

Certainly

 

[Bristolfashion]

I hope to be promoted to Cabin Boy at some time!

 

[johnalison]

My wife took exception when a club-mate's wife described her time on board with us in a club magazine and referred to me as having shouted orders. I don't claim good captaincy skills but, as my wife knew, I don't shout. I am not good at taking orders but can cope with command so long as my crew are smaller than me and represent no risk.

 

[capnsensible]

I hope to be promoted to Cabin Boy at some time!

Roger?

 

[Fr J Hackett]

I hope to be promoted to Cabin Boy at some time!

If they ask you to go into the barrel refuse.

 

[Momac]

Are you sure ?

Well not 100%. It does depend on the subject.
If it's the way the boat is tied up and the way the fenders are hung I tend to leave the chief officer in charge.
But passage planning for example is my thing.

 

[Stemar]

On my boat, sole master under God - with my wife's permission to say so.

Yes, I'm the captain, but she's the admiral. She has the final word on when and where we go, but it's my job to get her there or explain why we can't.

On someone else's boat, I'd regard normally myself as mate. I obey orders, but don't hesitate to make suggestions if I think there's a better way. That could involve taking command if the skipper's incompetent and getting us into a bad situation. I don't care if that means he will never have me aboard again - if they're that bad, I don't want to anyway.

The one position you don't want me in is ship's cook. It winds Madame up a treat when I say it, but it's true. I've been married far too long to far too good a cook to be any use in the galley.

 

[Sandy]

And if you are a captain do you wear one of these


or one of these?




Personally, on my own boat I'm the skipper on every other boat I am a member of the crew and ALWAYS wear a tea cosy.

 

[Wansworth]

The first ship I joined was a dredger in Shoreham.Much to my surprise I found half the crew trying to fix the tv Ariel……..no uniforms in sight so I had to ask who was the skipper……..I signed on as cook/deckhand and was probably the best dressed man aboard with my new jeans and pulley

 

[Neeves]

pulley

What's this 'pulley' thingy?

The normal route for promotion is from Cabin Boy to Head Cleaner

Jonathan

 

[Wansworth]

What's this 'pulley' thingy?

The normal route for promotion is from Cabin Boy to Head Cleaner

Jonathan

As in pullover!

 

[Neeves]

As in pullover!

Ah! so not a block

Jonathan

 

[billskip]

Ah! so not a block

Jonathan

Or his tackle...