Suck them in with a good meal and lots of liquor. Then put them in shackles and whip them frequently. Dousing them with salt water helps.
Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On Mon, 16 Dec 2019 at 20:31, Randy Stafford via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I got some advice on this topic about five years ago from a female J/22 > racer I really respect. She said get some of your good friends, people you > like to spend time with, and make them into your crew - regardless of how > little sailing experience they have. I took her advice and that’s how I > raised my crew. None of them had much sailing experience, but we’ve been > together every race for four years now and have really gelled. We always > have a good time. I even let them race the boat when I can’t make it. > When I am on the boat, I can roam around and tweak stuff, instead of being > at the helm all the time. The crew is not completely cross-trained but > that’s OK. We’ve got three guys who can helm, two guys who work mast & > foredeck, everybody can trim main and headsail, and two guys who can trim > spinnaker. That advice worked well for me, for what it’s worth. > > Cheers, > Randy Stafford > S/V Grenadine > C&C 30 MK I #79 > Ken Caryl, CO > > On Dec 16, 2019, at 8:11 PM, CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > New topic, I'm trying to help a friend > You guys who race, Got any tips on finding and keeping good crew? > > Chuck > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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