I had a crew member who returned to school to work on a Masters degree and eventually a Ph.D. He became president of the Graduate Students Association at a local university.
I had an almost unlimited supply of ideal crew members. · Graduate students are mostly a good age · Mostly single · No children · Have little money and are therefore around on weekends · Bond together because they have much in common · Are often from out-of-town or out-of-country so have few family activities Ph.D students are ideal because they will be around for several years and often end up doing post-doctoral research. M. Dean Kairos C&C 27 MkIII From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Randy Stafford via CnC-List Sent: Monday, December 16, 2019 11:31 PM To: cnc-list Cc: Randy Stafford Subject: Re: Stus-List Tips for finding and keeping racing crew 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
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