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And for those who remember the glory days of the Crew.org end of year rum race, maybe you remember my then teenage daughter providing the live music. Here's her latest offerings

Left the hardstand yesterday for a pleasant afternoon motoring down the Tamaki River then turning south-east and headed to Clevedon under sail. The gland housing ran hot initially, but as the packing settled in and the grease moved through the temperature dropped. A drop of water every 5 minutes or so now. Happy side-effect - after removing and reinstalling the flex coupling between the gearbox and the shaft, an annoying harmonic vibration has gone and the engine no longer rises and falls with the rotation of the prop shaft. The flex coupling bolts pitch circle must be SLIGHTLY off

In summary, lessons from the wise K4309: HT is ignorant i speak nonsense Boats should all have booms higher than carpe diems head (dont worry about the square metres of sail area being lost)

Cheese, use as a lure. Some consider it unsporting, but as I hunt for food not trophies, I don't feel those considerations apply.

Yes, on the VOR boats, these are actually called "spray helmets". You will mainly see them being worn by the trimmer and the helm. But usually just the helm. They let the helm continue to drive the boat while consistently taking a face full of water.

Agree, its all about management,