Great Lakes Singlehanded Society

Hey! It's time to find your GLSS Sponsor! Put him (or her!) to work! Tell your Sponsor that you're ready to go, but you just want to go over a few things...

It would be worthwhile to "shoot the bull" regarding your overboard & recovery system. Explain your plan, and ask your sponsor what he thinks. You may even want to make a trip to your boat to check out some details.

Review your Equipment Checklist with your sponsor. Have you got all those flares?!! What about the charts? How about the liferaft - did you get one lined up?

Ask your sponsor how he gets sleep during the Mac-Solo. If he tells you that he stays awake for three days, he lies!!! Get the details of the sleep. What works? What doesn't work? How about the food?

Challenge your sponsor with some "What If Games"! What would you do if...?
You'll find out how well your Sponsor has thought things out (or not)!!!

And finally, ask your sponsor, "Hey Bub! What about you? Have you sent in your Mac-Solo application yet?" Hopefully the roles won't reverse where you will have to begin coaching your Sponsor to get to the starting line.

So now that you've had a good lunch and discussed the essentials of sailing solo. It's time to do one more thing. It's the rule. Slide that check across the table and make sure your Sponsor picks up the tab for the burger & beer!

Respectfully,
Patrick Nugent

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