When the sea is hit by a storm, the ship's crew always has the consolation of knowing that sooner or later it will obey its name and will pass, because it is temporary. In Glénans Sailing Course it is said that in the midst of a great storm it is necessary for the crew to fear the skipper more than the sea, but if the skipper has character and does not lose his calm he will be able to control discouragement or rebellion on board, so that everyone lives up to the circumstances. From the bridge he will shout: "Free man, you will always love the sea" and in that cry the person who has gutted but will not lose his humor will be recognized; the one who does not notice the danger, but accepts to put on the harness and the vest while explaining that in Orkney and Cape Horn the thing was even worse; Who will say nothing, but the hair is tied with a red ribbon like any other day. In the midst of the storm, a fledgling crewman will first be frightened because he thinks he is going to die and later he will be even more frightened when he sees that he is not dying. According to a Malaysian legend, the first human being to navigate had to fight the Seven Sea Storms: hunger, thirst, loneliness, self-pity, grief, fear and hope. Legend has it that he managed to pass the first six, but failed in the seventh, so hope is skewered in the hearts of sailors. A good skipper knows that a storm is faced defeating each wave. Once one is saved, all effort is directed to saving the other, until in the end the danger recedes and the combat ends. The malajes have gone overboard to the water. Then someone will ask: all right, boss? Shall I make a coffee? With the sea already calm, it is the moment in which each crew member will have to judge if the skipper has made the cut and think about whether he would re-enroll in his ship for a new voyage.
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