Type A or B skipper - stress & heart attacks

[jimi]

When skippering are you a stressed out detail concious control freak like BigNick or Robin
or are you
a cool laid back cat like Tome & me?

People with Type-A personalities are more likely to rush, be competitive and be perfectionists. They often attempt to do two or more things at once and feel guilty when they take time out to relax or do nothing, even if it’s just for a couple of hours. Type-B personalities, on the other hand, are people who can be described as ‘laid back’. They are easy going, able to work at a reasonable pace and can ‘relax without guilt’

 

[iangrant]

I can relax without, without guilt., twice....over at the same time as doing something else

Ian

 

[bob_tyler]

Re: Type A or B skipper - stress & heart attacks

Perhaps, I would gently suggest, a more appropriate subject for a gentle, non stressful discussion in the Lounge, over a pint or two for relaxation?

 

[StugeronSteve]

Type B, unless, of course, the other boat is getting away, or our boat's not looking shipshape, or the tea's too hot/cold etc,etc.

 

[powerskipper]

Type B unless suffering from PMT then A /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[BlueSkyNick]

Re: Type A or B skipper - stress & heart attacks

You have obviously got all the wrong impression of me Jimi !!

I am a triple-B !

A friend of mine recently told me that I am so laid back that when I get up to 30 degrees above horizontal it becomes painful so I have lay down again!

So now I am not only very laid back, but self conscious about it too !

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

CHRIST ALMIGHTY WHATS THE MATTER WITH YOU LOT?.... CANT YOU TRY ANY HARDER????????? ITS THE FASTEST AND FIRST WHO GETS ALL THE PRIZES IN LIFE.....

I'm a type B by the way /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Lakesailor]

I get stressed when crew (that is, people along for the ride) start with the "I'm going to Barbados" chorus.
"Whhhooooaaaa"
It makes me feel it's my fault the world is tilting.

 

[Mirelle]

Type B

A friend contrasts me with our local professional delivery skipper who is most definitely "Type A".

He tells the story of sailing up the Thames with my wife and I. He says that, coming up from the galley and seeing us heading into the path of an oncoming coaster, I muttered "Ships drive on the other side, dearest" , took the tiller from her very quietly and crash-tacked.

But then, I have qualified for the Michael Green definition of a Coarse Navigator by entering a foreign port flying the wrong courtesy flag and have managed to enter Hugh Town, St Mary's, under the impression that it was Falmouth.

I have also managed, in the diatant past, to fill the Taylors stove with diesel (it won't work) and to fill the riding light with petrol....

 

[StugeronSteve]

[ QUOTE ]
Type B unless suffering from PMT then A

[/ QUOTE ] Yep, forgot that one, the old pre-mooring tension is a killer too.

 

[tcm]

ooh, i'm type A. Actually i reckon jimi is type A as well - he's just loses a lot of the time and is a competitive perfectionist about doing sod all.

 

[jimi]

Re: Type B

Bet you were heading west and your log was significantly under-reading if you managed to mistake St Mary's for Falmouth;-)

 

[tome]

Re: Type A or B skipper - stress & heart attacks

Sorry, what was the question again?

 

[Mirelle]

Er, yes. Indeed we were, and it was. For further and better excuses...

read on...

- it was long before GPS (well, I suppose that's obvious!)

- Steel hull affected RDF

- above all, it was very foggy

 

[tome]

Re: Type A or B skipper - stress & heart attacks

I reckon you're type A - I've heard you on the radio!!!!

 

[Cutter]

Re: Type A or B skipper - stress & heart attacks

Type C
Cant make my mind up

 

[BlueSkyNick]

Re: Type A or B skipper - stress & heart attacks

I stray into Type A when pushed. For example, by people saying they set off to late to get St Vaast, and can we all go to Cherbourg. And when we get to Cherbourg, I book a restaurant for 88 people and 68 turn up, because the other 20 have been drinking in the pub all day. That type of stuff - know what I mean?

 

[jimi]

Re: Type A or B skipper - stress & heart attacks

Just had a text from BigNick

it reads

"Go fu ck yourself ! I am really busy trying to do one thing at a time properly."


I think he's trying to put a windsor knot in his shoelaces!

 

[SteveGorst]

Re: Type A or B skipper - stress & heart attacks

well that identified the 20 type b's neatly

 

[Goodge]

I'm so laid back I took my time to reply cos I couldn't be bothered until now.

Definately a type B