How do you define Good Crew?

[stayoutofthemiddle]

This topic should bring out some interesting, humorous, and insightful comments...

How do you define Good Crew??

I'm sure there will be comments across the spectrum ranging from...

"A Good Crew is that guy from work I invited on a Wed Night 20 yrs ago who still shows up reliably every week and brings beer and trims the guy." ----- PHRF Boat Answer

"A Good Crew is a junior sailor who raced in college then transitioned to the big boat scene and has done every position bow to stern" --- OD Answer

 

[Parma]

excellent crew

 

[Parma]

edit: Yo!

 

[Sail4beer]

Simply the ones that get you across the line first.

the rest are crew

 

[kent_island_sailor]

Attitude.

We had a never-before-on-a-sailboat girl with us *during a hurricane*. Not one complaint and turned to when asked with a smile B)  Turned out later she had no idea this kind of thing didn't happen every trip :lol:

 

[mustang__1]

at the end of the day, good crew are the ones that are fun to sail with and have a good attitude. It's useless to sail with nice people that get frustrated easily, great sailors that are cunts, etc,. 

 

[bissona]

Those that want to learn about their role and how to make the boat go, bring beer, clear up, splash antifoul, or are kind / fun all get big ticks. That said, those that turn up every feckin' time; rain, shine, snow, millpond or gale, they're my faves.

 

[rgeek]

1/ reliability

2/ reliability

3/ reliability

4/ reliability

5/ reliability

 

[Keysrock35]

No kids, flexible job, sick sense of humor, minimal criminal record so they can get to Canada, mechanically or electrically inclined, no mold allergies, and an unfettered desire to beat those other assholes.

 

[Tom O'Keefe]

Compatibility 

Talent

Experience 

 

[SteveC]

1- 25% just can't do anything right.

2- 50% can do what they are asked and are good at it without question.

3- 20%  actually understand what they were asked to do and why they are doing it.

4- 5% know more than the skipper but they won't be on the boat long.

Apart from reliability, #3 is a good crew.

All that goes out the window if you look good on the foredeck in a bikini....

 

[carlosgp5]

The ones that bring good beer hidden on the back pack and know where to stack it on every tack

 

[Connor.kainalu]

Me

 

[widget]

People you’d be just as happy to hang out with if you weren’t sailing, and that know what they are doing on a boat.  

Someone you trust to save your life if shit hits the fan!

Know when to talk and when to shut up because everyone is sick of them gabbing. Maybe that in the camp of what makes good crew on a distance race.   

 

[frostbit]

That get fat grins and continue executing when the shit hits the fan 

 

[psycho tiller]

You can teach someone how to sail, you can't unteach someone how not to be an asshole.

 

[Kenny Dumas]

Says a guy with a huge organ that winters in your anus and does farm animals.  Perfect crew!   

 

[chuso007]

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[sweetaction1]

One who says we must fly the spinnaker, and nothing matters but line honors. we do have fun even when we don't win