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Boating Etiquette - Part I
Boating Etiquette - Part I
All right, class, everyone sitting up straight, feet flat on the floor and eyes looking straight down at the page? Good.
What? Yes, Rob, you can go fetch your reading glasses, but be quick about it. We have a lot to get to in a short article.
Now, the rest of you, all set?
Stop! No one leaves! I promise you this is not going to be painful. All the sentences will be short and there will be funny
drawings. After all, this is the 21st century. You could practically put this on Instagram. The important thing for you to
know, though, is that this is going to make your life on the water better and easier. That’s one of Capt. Jody’s favorite
mottos she just made up: A civilized world is a happy world.
Extra credit
Be a Boss Captain
Time to turn the tables and look at the skipper’s responsibilities toward guests (in addition to not sinking off Hoopers
Island, of course).