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| Originally Posted by cranky Is it just me or is it really so. It seems to me that since the advent of all these formal qualifications in yachting that the amount of people truely passionate about yachts, yachting and all things involved has all but disappeared. It seems to be nearly impossible to find a deckhand who can lay a good coat of varnish or for that matter even want to learn. All they want to do is get enough money to go to school to become a Captain. Then they think it's beneath them to do such menial tasks. It is by doing these tasks that one truely gets to know the yacht they are working on and it is this knowledge that is the basis of true seamanship. And is not a captain an accomplished seaman. |
All I used to care about was making money when I got older. I couldn't find anything that I liked and paid well at the same time. I asked my father how he became so successfull, and he told me
"Just do the one thing that you are passionate about most, and the money will come." So, I stopped thinking about money and focused on my interests. I like boats, so I thought, why not a yacht captain? I discovered that I love everything about yachts.
I am one of those young people who is passionate about yachts. I've decided that being a captain is my career choice. Yachting is all I want to do. I can't understand why a deckhand would complain about doing "menial tasks." I understand that they want to be a captain, but the ones who are passionate about yachting are content about just being on a yacht/boat.
I don't know how to lay a good coat of varnish, or much of anthing, but it would be incredible to learn these skills. I would do anything just to step foot on a yacht everyday. I think that if a deckhand doesn't want to start at the bottom and work his way up, then they haven't deserved to be a captain.