Today was Earth Day, but not for RO--we burned a few gallons of diesel fuel cruising up and down the channel and through "battleship" rows. It was the first of 3 driving lessons for Tom with our new instructor, Capt Don. He came in highly recommended for training and was exceptional! Most people would just rather learn as they go--but for us, we like to play it safe and get ROI as much as we can. I read that most people buy boats, and never leave the docks because they are not comfortable driving them. With that kind of attitude, it can't be fun.
As I was approaching down to the cabin, where the lower helm was, the transmisson controls moved in sync with Tom's maneuvering from the flybridge. I thought it was quite funny--a short video was made before I got called again to give distance direction from the sundeck. I was his "eyes" at the stern.
All in all, the morning lesson was very successful and I'm super proud of him!
