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All the rallies completely ignore this. Perhaps because with all the admin the organisers become fairly free of emotion of any description, like how to crack jokes or have a good laugh about things.
Be that as it may be ... I do think that they should be considered.
When finding crew, far above any issues of sailorisng skills (cos there's fewer sail changes on a transat than on Sunday morning round the cans...) I would always value the ability to get along with the rest of the crew and be a source of fun and happiness and/or calm rather than someone who might consume vast anoints of time with panic attacks, boredom, gloom, frustration. I only dismissed one guy on the dock even though he had flown in. Mind Stingo told me to. Well, no he didn't tell me, but he dd say he'd pay his taxi back to the airport when polled for his view. Ahem.
For myself, i recently did a solo transat and i was aware/ware of possible issues of loneliness of being down. Several mates pointed out that I might def have problems "cos you like people" they said. So with one such mate i said ooh not particularly i don't think , but he said oh yes u bloody well are - you just paid for dinner which hardly any other mate does - just you. Hm
Actually on the transat itself, I never felt bored or lonely - I just frequently thought "this crew is a bit crap!" or something like that. I'd be ok doing most of the watches but at least someone could make som food oh er no, forgot, no crew. I would start this train of thought at least once a day - just for a second or less times a day. Hah.
Now at the end of post, even when opening a new topic, I would normally act though we're all adults and hence me telling you the above in conversational form might obviously induce you reply with your own experiences, or comments about mine, or even about the post itself. I'd leave just to do this.
BUT !!!! since the numpties have moved in, I see that the reading age is assumed to have dropped to single digits. So in that very same style...
Have you had any similar experiences sailing oceans for couple of weeks or more? Perhaps you've had different experiences? What do you think? And .. Is it nice being asked to respond to a conversation as though you're a nine year old? Is that much nicer, do you think, or would you fecking prefer it if we all behaved like adults and when I say something like the above then yerknow, it would be normal behaviour for you to respond relevantly like yerknow, am adult conversation? Or do you speak to everyone as though they are none years old? Or does it make you think I'm a bit thick imagining that others can't hold or progress and develop a conversation without being prompted? Harumph! Much better, sorry.
Be that as it may be ... I do think that they should be considered.
When finding crew, far above any issues of sailorisng skills (cos there's fewer sail changes on a transat than on Sunday morning round the cans...) I would always value the ability to get along with the rest of the crew and be a source of fun and happiness and/or calm rather than someone who might consume vast anoints of time with panic attacks, boredom, gloom, frustration. I only dismissed one guy on the dock even though he had flown in. Mind Stingo told me to. Well, no he didn't tell me, but he dd say he'd pay his taxi back to the airport when polled for his view. Ahem.
For myself, i recently did a solo transat and i was aware/ware of possible issues of loneliness of being down. Several mates pointed out that I might def have problems "cos you like people" they said. So with one such mate i said ooh not particularly i don't think , but he said oh yes u bloody well are - you just paid for dinner which hardly any other mate does - just you. Hm
Actually on the transat itself, I never felt bored or lonely - I just frequently thought "this crew is a bit crap!" or something like that. I'd be ok doing most of the watches but at least someone could make som food oh er no, forgot, no crew. I would start this train of thought at least once a day - just for a second or less times a day. Hah.
Now at the end of post, even when opening a new topic, I would normally act though we're all adults and hence me telling you the above in conversational form might obviously induce you reply with your own experiences, or comments about mine, or even about the post itself. I'd leave just to do this.
BUT !!!! since the numpties have moved in, I see that the reading age is assumed to have dropped to single digits. So in that very same style...
Have you had any similar experiences sailing oceans for couple of weeks or more? Perhaps you've had different experiences? What do you think? And .. Is it nice being asked to respond to a conversation as though you're a nine year old? Is that much nicer, do you think, or would you fecking prefer it if we all behaved like adults and when I say something like the above then yerknow, it would be normal behaviour for you to respond relevantly like yerknow, am adult conversation? Or do you speak to everyone as though they are none years old? Or does it make you think I'm a bit thick imagining that others can't hold or progress and develop a conversation without being prompted? Harumph! Much better, sorry.
