>1) I don't subscribe to all this panic about the danger of steering >from the counter when going ahead. The chances of anything getting >past the prop to knock the rudder sideways is minimal, and on a long >trick it's good to vary position by moving out of the hatches onto the >counter for a bit. Going astern is very different, and staying ahead >of the tiller very wise. -- >All the best
>Bruce, nb Perhaps its my age but I find that steering from inside the plays hell with my shoulder. Colin
