In my present and past jobs I have been out in all kinds of stuff and have assisted people in all kinds of stuff.
I have also sat on panels with some of the most prolific cruiser's in the world.
I found that there are some that pass along amazing tales of survival in the worst kinds of weather. I also found some that give a blank stare and say..."ya know...I've never run a really big breaking inlet, or been caught at sea in much more than a fresh gale (up to 40 knots or so)".
I always hung with the ones that never really got caught in bad weather...those tactics are harder to learn than survival because often survival is more luck than knowledge...I found that out by having to rescue some of the "experienced guys".
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