tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post1977030979659804632..comments2024-03-16T04:59:09.172-08:00Comments on Pauline's Pirates & Privateers: Tools of the Trade: Point Her RudderPaulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-81940567557888020752012-01-26T19:06:17.874-09:002012-01-26T19:06:17.874-09:00I agree with you, Lou. Seasoned sailors are like ...I agree with you, Lou. Seasoned sailors are like trained dancers; they work as much from muscle memory as from thought. Also, I find, sailors are really good dancers :)<br /><br />I think you'll really enjoy Dana's book; I find myself reaching for it frequently.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-72396898359133822512012-01-26T16:27:20.930-09:002012-01-26T16:27:20.930-09:00Learning to sail, that was definitely one of the h...Learning to sail, that was definitely one of the harder things to get used to. It just sort of becomes body memory, but I've philosophized that sailing is a very fluid balance between the physical and the mental.<br /><br />As for Dana, I think that's now on the Used Book Wishlist.Blue Lou Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618846865823171349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-25271184911128111212012-01-26T15:21:46.868-09:002012-01-26T15:21:46.868-09:00I thought so too. It seems all backwards if you&#...I thought so too. It seems all backwards if you're used to more straight forward mechanisms like cars, but it sure has gotten the job done for millenia.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-1926369060179227302012-01-26T13:46:32.444-09:002012-01-26T13:46:32.444-09:00Ahoy, Pauline! Dana's explanation is great and...Ahoy, Pauline! Dana's explanation is great and makes perfect sense. Steering a ship is basically the opposite of driving a car.Timmy!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09902641426229272672noreply@blogger.com