Sooner or later its gonna happen

[Rick Ellis]

I have been sailing since I was about 5 and I am now almost 50. Spent 23 years as a merchant seaman and I can tell you that sooner or later something unplanned can happen to even the most experienced sailors. Going aground capsizing or getting your bearings crossed is just the nature of the game. Its how you handle the experience that matters. Just always have a back up plan. If you are at anchor plan an escape root to deeper (open) water. If not sure where you are, stop and try and figure it out instead of sailing into trouble. If you capsize(good luck).

 

[Bill O'Donovan]

Indeed

This could comprise a bronze plaque for all our boats, especiallly "It's how you handle the experience that matters."

 

[Clyde]

There are no guarantees in life

Like the Boy Scout motto, "Be Prepared". You should have contingency plans for varies emergency situations while sailing and practice them. The one everyone has plans for and practices is the "Man Over Board" (MOB) drill. How about loss of your engine while motoring back to your slip? Do you have enough room in the channel to sail back to your slip? Or do you have to use your radio to call for a tow? What are your contingency plans?When I was in flight training you practiced loss of engine contingency plan, loss of all electrical power contingency plan, loss of radio communication plan, and other emergency situations, yet it seems the only contingency plan most recreational sailors plan for and practice is MOB and hope the other bad things never happen.When I was going to engineering school one of my professors had a saying called the "The 6 Ps": Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance. Fair Winds.Clyde

 

[Peter J. Brennan]

Anybody know where

to get custom made brass plaques? We have one in the main saloon that says "Temperance ignored here." I'd like to get a couple of others.

 

[Jeff D.]

Saying

There used to be a saying above the door leading to a stable I rode at and has always been a personal motto of mine: " You've never rode until you've been throwed"

 

[Peggie Hall/Head Mistress]

Any trophy shop can make a brass plaque

 

[Steve Dion]

Throphy shop for engraved placards

Peter:If you just want an engraved piece of brass the trophy shops can knock these out in a few minutes. I was pricing having some cast ones made with raised letter.... for a friend and the prices were over $100 (ouch).