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when duties are assigned, like
washing dishes, trash disposal,
laundry, etc.
■ Crew dynamics: Even a 43-foot
sailboat can seem small living in
close quarters. You need to give
others a lot of leeway. Serving in
the U.S.A.F made it much easier
to overlook the faults in others.
■ Reefing: When you start to
think about it, do it! Reefing
later makes it more difficult and
more hazardous to the crew.
Yes, we all understand this, but
it’s difficult to put into practice.
■ Winches: Do not use large loops around the winches, and
watch your fingers. Use small wraps around the winches,
and stay within four inches to the winch. Use one hand to
provide friction when releasing a sheet, the other to release
the sheet. I was not used to sailing on such a powerful sailboat.
Imagine towing your sailboat through the water with
your sheet, which is what is happening with the sail.
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■ Medical: Carry enough medicine
to last the voyage and then some.
Carry a copy of all your medications,
and a prescription for each.
This is especially important if you
are going outside the United States.
If you wear glasses, use a safety lanyard
to prevent losing them, and
carry a prescription for your glasses
with you.
The above is basic to most sailors. I
hope some of the lessons learned and
my observations will be helpful to
other crew members. I am now better
prepared to skipper my own steel cutter out of Fort
Lauderdale.
Arthur Campbell is a marine insurance agent in Fort Lauderdale,
FL. He is a past skipper of the Fort Lauderdale Mariners Club and
a member of the Port Everglades Propeller Club. He retired from
the U.S.A.F. with the rank of CMSgt.
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