OGITD
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Something from our Dave:
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With all this talk about RYA qualifications.....
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Fergus
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love it!
epervier
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OGITD
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I would like to think so.
I still have a reasonable box full of CDF .... but it concerns me when I witness too many moments of 'OMG' 'WTF'!? from people who should know better ..... but I'm sure it has something to do with that 'Blue Suit', 'Box-of-Frogs' and a 'Flip-Flop' ...
I still have a reasonable box full of CDF .... but it concerns me when I witness too many moments of 'OMG' 'WTF'!? from people who should know better ..... but I'm sure it has something to do with that 'Blue Suit', 'Box-of-Frogs' and a 'Flip-Flop' ...
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nortada
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Loved it & how true.
Especially the final comment, 'I'm virtually an admiral' - but a word of caution.
Whilst 'guesting' on one of HM capital ships, it was explained to me, 'The Admiral does his best to bougger the skipper's day by demanding the impossible – certainly something that The Admiral could never hope to achieve when he was A Captain' (probably of the very same ship).
Rather reminds me of HID?
No doubt our Dark Blue Brethren will confirm or deride this observation?
ps As a Crab - Wots? CDF
Especially the final comment, 'I'm virtually an admiral' - but a word of caution.
Whilst 'guesting' on one of HM capital ships, it was explained to me, 'The Admiral does his best to bougger the skipper's day by demanding the impossible – certainly something that The Admiral could never hope to achieve when he was A Captain' (probably of the very same ship).
Rather reminds me of HID?
No doubt our Dark Blue Brethren will confirm or deride this observation?
ps As a Crab - Wots? CDF
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alant
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Something from our Dave:
Totally agree about DS being enough, to cover a lifetimes sailing.
Bobc
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Very true and very funny.
I had a chap on-board recently who asked me what my "policy on lifejackets" was. I told him that my policy was not to fall off the boat.
I had a chap on-board recently who asked me what my "policy on lifejackets" was. I told him that my policy was not to fall off the boat.
epervier
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nortada
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If you learned at your father's knee & have sailed all of your life, qualifications mean very little.
They just suggest that you reached a certain standard on a particular day - no more & the quality of instruction/assessment is all important.
Nevertheless, exposure to the different courses/exams must increase your knowledge & various to situations.
IPO for those who have not had the benefit of 'father's knee' any sailing course is a good starting point & a lot better than nothing.
You can learn from other sailors but experience as a skipper - provided you survive - is the real instructor & final arbiter.
They just suggest that you reached a certain standard on a particular day - no more & the quality of instruction/assessment is all important.
Nevertheless, exposure to the different courses/exams must increase your knowledge & various to situations.
IPO for those who have not had the benefit of 'father's knee' any sailing course is a good starting point & a lot better than nothing.
You can learn from other sailors but experience as a skipper - provided you survive - is the real instructor & final arbiter.
