Jay et. al,
I'm sorry I wasn't there last Thursday. I understand what you're suggesting
but, I find communication on a boat is very subjective.
In ideal situation sailing with the same crew frequently you can develop a
'short hand' of corrections and what is meant by each direction, as there
are no standards and conditions change.
In our situation having a different crew each week it makes it difficult. I
think having a quick conversation with your crew either on the dock or on
the boat as you head out about communication is helpful.
Just my two cents,
Pauline
On Mon, Jul 23, 2018, 11:16 AM jay kronfeld <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi Grace
Wanted to emphasize my comments at the wrap up session from Thursday July
19 match racing.
I enjoyed sailing with Katherine on the helm and I was trimming sails. I
don’t believe I have ever had the privilege of sailing with Katherine in
the past. Instructions from sighted guide were qualitative. Head up, up,
up...or head down, down down.
Katherine had expressed that it was difficult to measure what that meant.
I completely agree with her comments. I’d like to propose a scale...
One to thirty... one to ten could be “modest corrections” primarily
directed at helm. Eleven to twenty could be “moderate corrections”
directed at helm with modest corrections on sail trim. Twenty one to
thirty would be “serious corrections” to helm and sail trim.
This is only a suggestion, if we decided to use degrees, I would do 1-180
degrees. There will be times when a 360 degree is necessary. This should
be open to suggestion and to see what the group would like to do. I
believe communicating quantitative corrections from sighted guides to the
blind sailors would be helpful. Would like to hear your thoughts on the
above.
I will not be attending this Thursday 7/26.
Regards,
Jay
