Is it worth the brain-strain?

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I haven't done the CS prac yet ... not sure if I will ... I did the theory for the same reasons you did - I haven't come out of dinghies, but that is where I've done the vast majority of my sailing ... so I knew I could sail ... but wanted to check on the things like Nav, tide heights and colregs ...

I used to assist teaching dinghy 5 ... despite only having levl 3 myself, did eventually do the basic instructors course which was a lot of fun, but didn't instruct afterwards!

Our DS Prac instructor was taking us through the "handling under sail" section - approaching a mooring buoy under main only .. with a crew handling the mainsheet ... well - it was SWMBO handling the main - who normally races with me and is used to hearing the instructions on sheeting in and out ... the instructor wimped out before I did /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif didn't have to do that one again!
 
An interesting, and recurring, debate. My experience with fasttrack YM training has been posted in detail previously on this site. It would have been very easy for me to stop on completion of the fasttrack course, and not complete the mileage and exam prep required to take the YM practical. I would, after all, have had DS +YM theory to quote when negotiating commercial transactions etc. But for me, anyway, I would have been left feeling unfulfilled, so, yes, I completed the mileage requirements, and submitted myself to the hard labour of prep and exam. And yes, I did find it very hard, indeed, as hard as, if not harder, than many of the professional exams I have taken to date. And I was very chuffed indeed (and somewhat surprised) to pass. But as I have stated here many times previously, the certificate is no substitute for experience, and as my sailing mentors (including troutbridge!) know only too well, If I could fly the equivalent of a P sign (as proposed for recently qualified drivers in the UK) as a burgee, I certainly would! No doubt, when the new bateau arrives, I will be able to regale this forum with new stories of near misses as I continue to build up my experience.
 
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If I could fly the equivalent of a P sign (as proposed for recently qualified drivers in the UK) as a burgee, I certainly would!

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I wouldn't bother ... because all it would say to the vast majority is that you should know what you're doing so you can get out of the way ... because - the vast majority should be flying the D flag ... D for Dufus!
 
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Nuff said ...
 
A YM ticket isn't much use without the experience to back it up. OTOH lots of experience is no guarantee of a good sailor. Put the two together and you probably have someone who knows which is the pointy end. There are exceptions of course - I [--word removed--] things up pretty regularly even after all these years (half century this year).
 
Yep Chris, I agree. I view it as "I've laid the foundations and am building from here" despite only having done the qualification now, after 40 years of sailing.

Perhaps it's a bit like getting your drivers license after 40 years of driving.
 
Hmm ... you've done the ocean crossings that I and many others dream of and you're still building ... and only just got (around to getting) a YM ...

ah well .. one day /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif .. mind u I'll need a different boat first ..
 
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