What's a skipper's obligation to voluntary crew?

[socaldmax]

Originally Posted by Muckle Flugga

With this excellent attitude you would be welcome crew, to me.

Excellent attitude aside, I think his physical limitations and medical conditions would exclude him from sailing with me.


Like I've been saying all along, one captain's exclusionary health issues are another captain's "welcome aboard." It's all a matter of opinion, and only history will tell us later whether they were right or wrong.

[jwcolby54]

Originally Posted by socaldmax

Excellent attitude aside, I think his physical limitations and medical conditions would exclude him from sailing with me.

My point exactly. None of my "disabilities" bother me but I am not the skipper on your boat.

If I am up front about my "disabilities" and you don't want me on your boat - "oh well". I move on to another skipper who won't object. But I will not be a thousand miles from home when I discover it.

[hamburking]

Originally Posted by Lizzy Belle

^ Made me LOL for real -- funny cos it's true

And IF this is the same boat and IF it was about a health concern, then I fully understand the skipper.
I would not take anyone with me with health issues - just not a responsible thing to do.

Aside from the health issue itself, it was kept secret. As a skipper, I would expect full disclosure. Secrets sink ships. In this case, full disclosure may have saved the crew member his time and travel expenses.

As soon as you catch someone (especially someone you hardly know) in a lie or deception, it calls their character into question. I cannot stand liars. If someone lies to my face, how can I trust them to stand a watch while I sleep?

[valhalla360]

Originally Posted by Cadence

The whole thing is a he said she said situation.

How so? The OP "said" part of his side of the story and conveniently omitted key information even after being called out on it. We haven't heard from the Captain.

[hamburking]

Originally Posted by reed1v

Average age was 78 years old. No one had a problem, but it was good to know that we were prepared. We did also carry two body bags just in case.

Wow...body bags! I never in my life considered bringing body bags on a passage. Never really thought about it.

I did once have a crew member who was so seasick that, passed out in his bunk for a long time, I wondered if he had died. It was a rough passage, blowing hard with big waves. We were hard on the wind, and heeling. I could not leave the wheel. I knew that when I tacked he would roll out of his bunk and I would find out. I put off tacking as long as possible. Fortunately, he was ok...just really sea sick. But made me think. It was my father.

[MBWhite]

Originally Posted by valhalla360

How so? The OP "said" part of his side of the story and conveniently omitted key information even after being called out on it. We haven't heard from the Captain.

I can most certainly sympathize with the OP, but as mentioned the health issue that apparently caused this has still not been discussed and to me that is the crux of the matter.

For example, if someone showed up at the boat looking like this gentleman and disclosed an existing and undiscussed illness I'd probably consider it prudent to pass unless it was a pretty short passage:

[Rustic Charm]

So much conjecture on this thread. Bottom line is, none of us know. Calling the OP a lier and deceiver and claims he deliberately deceived the skipper is low. None of us know.

And in the abscence of ANY further information from page one, i support the skippers decision without all the name calling of the OP.

[Cadence]

Originally Posted by valhalla360

How so? The OP "said" part of his side of the story and conveniently omitted key information even after being called out on it. We haven't heard from the Captain.

You are correct. We hadn't heard from him and I would not expect to hear from him. I don't think he needs to. Having to defend yourself?

[socaldmax]

Originally Posted by jwcolby54

My point exactly. None of my "disabilities" bother me but I am not the skipper on your boat.

If I am up front about my "disabilities" and you don't want me on your boat - "oh well". I move on to another skipper who won't object. But I will not be a thousand miles from home when I discover it.

IMHO, it's the captain's duty to ask about any and all issues prior to you flying out. You shouldn't have to guess about what might exclude you from the trip, he has a list of things that are a deal breaker for him, he should make sure to ask before you fly.

[WindwardPrinces]

Originally Posted by socaldmax

IMHO, it's the captain's duty to ask about any and all issues prior to you flying out. You shouldn't have to guess about what might exclude you from the trip, he has a list of things that are a deal breaker for him, he should make sure to ask before you fly.

Yes, but you could save the captain time, and yourself both time and money by disclosing an issue that you know might be material.

[socaldmax]

Originally Posted by hamburking

Aside from the health issue itself, it was kept secret. As a skipper, I would expect full disclosure. Secrets sink ships. In this case, full disclosure may have saved the crew member his time and travel expenses.

As soon as you catch someone (especially someone you hardly know) in a lie or deception, it calls their character into question. I cannot stand liars. If someone lies to my face, how can I trust them to stand a watch while I sleep?

As a crewmember, I would also expect full disclosure from the skipper. If we set sail and then I found out the captain was nearly broke and expecting us crewmembers to pay for any repairs or emergencies, I'd be pretty angry and definitely wouldn't pay for repairs to someone else's boat.

Fred didn't lie about his health any more than the captain lied about his financial condition.

[socaldmax]

Originally Posted by WindwardPrinces

Yes, but you could save the captain time, and yourself both time and money by disclosing an issue that you know might be material.

It had never prevented him from being a crewmember before, so it probably seemed immaterial to him, since it was immaterial to the previous captains.

[WindwardPrinces]

Originally Posted by socaldmax

It had never prevented him from being a crewmember before, so it probably seemed immaterial to him, since it was immaterial to the previous captains.

If it warranted PhD study on his part, you'd think it might have been worth a mention.

Live and learn.

[socaldmax]

Originally Posted by WindwardPrinces

If it warranted PhD study on his part, you'd think it might have been worth a mention.

Live and learn.

You make a hell of a lot of assumptions.

A friend of mine has a PhD in political science. It certainly wasn't warranted. It was something that interested her and she did it. That must be an indication of some sort of underlying medical issue....

[Cadence]

Originally Posted by socaldmax

As a crewmember, I would also expect full disclosure from the skipper. If we set sail and then I found out the captain was nearly broke and expecting us crewmembers to pay for any repairs or emergencies, I'd be pretty angry and definitely wouldn't pay for repairs to someone else's boat.

Fred didn't lie about his health any more than the captain lied about his financial condition.

I'm am not sure anyone substantiated the Skipper was near broke. If he pulled $260 out of his pocket it was probably pin money. I can't see making him the bad guy. I still think the OP is looking for sympathy and didn't disclose what would have been prevalent on the phone? Would you rather the Skipper put the rest of the crew or himself in peril. Then we could hang him out to dry here for not vetting his crew.