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First Whitbread Round the World Race,
A Success mind set Story
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"Defeat before sailing is prepare yourself to failure, Success begins within yourself and not in circumstances."
"A few days before leaving, in Portsmouth, England, went to a room where they were displayed all the trophies of the race. After the visit, the captain invited the whole crew to dinner. Here, we asked each of us to explain our expectations about the race. So, one by one, we were discussing about the other crews of other boats, the difficulties we would find, like storms, very cold seas, many days at sea, etc.. I remember the most daring and optimistic comment was that I wish we could complete the trip around the world.
"When everyone had finished speaking, the captain, thoughtful face, took the floor and said, 'All of you are wrong', which caused a great silence and awe at all. 'None of you have said that we will win, and whoever does not agree with me, can leave now, since it would be an embarrassment. "And then he added: 'I can assure you, They may be writing our names those trophies, ."
"Since that day the crew always thought on the triumph and never doubt about his strength and conviction with which he spoke, that was law to the crew, his leadership was so overwhelming that he could not doubt."
"Many times when reflected this in my life, defeat before sailing is prepare yourself to failure Success begins within yourself and not on the circumstances, as that case, they were very adverse, as skilled sailors were against international amateurs. "
"I am convinced that great men have always had great horizons in his mind, and above all, in his heart. When they win, perhaps the most talked about in Mexico was to beat the Mexicans complex that we can not win international competitions . Moreover, consider that it was a sport that Mexico never had distinguished. captain was right, his firm belief kept them in struggle, in the storms and in the calm, in the cold or in any other situation, and just as he predicted, they won! "
The worse part was In the Indian Ocean. When we were missing 14 days to get to Australia, a huge wave suddenly turned the boat almost 180 degrees but the boat immediately returned to its original position, and the first thing they did was to check for man overboard (water temperature ranged from 2 ° C to 5 ° C).
"Thank God they did not lose anyone. Immediately, the captain tried to communicate by radio to the danger of sinking, but the Radio was damaged by all the water that came in, and so they were uncommunicated until they arrived in Sydney, Australia. The only thing left was to verify that all were well, remove all the water, identify faults and try to move on.
"They suffered a great shock, but also a great joy, for we were all and the boat had no more cracks where the water enters."
+the crew had basically three times when we were on duty (every 6 hours, for a period of four hours), when it was our free time and when they performed minor tasks (sorting, cleaning, cooking help, etc.)."
"While they were on guard thought especially to run the boat. Steer they really liked in the huge waves of the South, and also took the opportunity to share experiences with the team on duty. During my free time thinking about their families, friends, also took the opportunity to read, write, and times for prayer, for God has always been a great friend. "
"They experienced mainly two sensations, one of fragility and smallness, and another of vastness and strength. In the middle of the ocean, hundreds or thousands of miles from the coast, it is very easy to feel the fragility and smallness of man, but at the same time you enjoy and admire the vastness of the ocean, the wind, the sea. Two experiences I will never forget. "
The day they crossed the finish line was exciting. From early helicopters were in the air eager to film the last hours before reaching the goal. Shortly afterwards, began approaching boats, and one of them the crew managed to glimpse some family and friends, what a pleasure it gave them to see them! "
"They were approaching the finish very supported and crafts increasingly eager to shoot, to see, to taste success, but all were silent, everyone watched, respectful, our work."
"Then came the moment we crossed the finish line and what a great surprise, began appearing Mexico flags waving everywhere, on boats, on the coast, everywhere, together with the strong sound of trumpets."
"The boats are so close, they jumped on board as grasshoppers with foam throwing champagne bottles everywhere. Was time to lower the sails, eight months had passed since they had sailed from the same place, Portsmouth, England, and which had been 153 days sailing. "
"With so many people on board, who lacked not seek to interview not only the captain, but all the crew, they interviewed Butch (the only English man on the Sayula II crew), who when asked what was the key to success , said, "we had a great boat, we formed a crew, but above all, we had an exceptional captain." I agree with him. Which final, the captain was right, the trophies are named after Sayula II Mexico! "
There are two experiences the crew mentioned, very different from one another, but deeply significant. The first was during the era of the 'roaring forties in which most of the boats sailed in forty latitudes, where the wind roars indeed. That experience every strong shock and sadness over the death of three crew from other boats, because in a severe storm, sea startled them from the boat and fell. They never could find. "
"The other experience was in the morning of the day of the awards, in which the Prince Philip requested boost Thames River bridges for input and navigation solemn Sayula II by the river, accompanied by the sound of bands royal triumphal marches chanting. "
ORGANIZATION, DISCIPLINE AND ORDER-
specific functions of each were always very clear (candles specialist in navigation, in cooking, steer, etc..)
All crews were surprised by how clean and tidy inside and outside the Sayula II.
From Root file:
http://santiagoreyesorozco.blogspot.com/2008/11/una-vida-ms-all-del-xito.html
"A few days before leaving, in Portsmouth, England, went to a room where they were displayed all the trophies of the race. After the visit, the captain invited the whole crew to dinner. Here, we asked each of us to explain our expectations about the race. So, one by one, we were discussing about the other crews of other boats, the difficulties we would find, like storms, very cold seas, many days at sea, etc.. I remember the most daring and optimistic comment was that I wish we could complete the trip around the world.
"When everyone had finished speaking, the captain, thoughtful face, took the floor and said, 'All of you are wrong', which caused a great silence and awe at all. 'None of you have said that we will win, and whoever does not agree with me, can leave now, since it would be an embarrassment. "And then he added: 'I can assure you, They may be writing our names those trophies, ."
"Since that day the crew always thought on the triumph and never doubt about his strength and conviction with which he spoke, that was law to the crew, his leadership was so overwhelming that he could not doubt."
"Many times when reflected this in my life, defeat before sailing is prepare yourself to failure Success begins within yourself and not on the circumstances, as that case, they were very adverse, as skilled sailors were against international amateurs. "
"I am convinced that great men have always had great horizons in his mind, and above all, in his heart. When they win, perhaps the most talked about in Mexico was to beat the Mexicans complex that we can not win international competitions . Moreover, consider that it was a sport that Mexico never had distinguished. captain was right, his firm belief kept them in struggle, in the storms and in the calm, in the cold or in any other situation, and just as he predicted, they won! "
The worse part was In the Indian Ocean. When we were missing 14 days to get to Australia, a huge wave suddenly turned the boat almost 180 degrees but the boat immediately returned to its original position, and the first thing they did was to check for man overboard (water temperature ranged from 2 ° C to 5 ° C).
"Thank God they did not lose anyone. Immediately, the captain tried to communicate by radio to the danger of sinking, but the Radio was damaged by all the water that came in, and so they were uncommunicated until they arrived in Sydney, Australia. The only thing left was to verify that all were well, remove all the water, identify faults and try to move on.
"They suffered a great shock, but also a great joy, for we were all and the boat had no more cracks where the water enters."
+the crew had basically three times when we were on duty (every 6 hours, for a period of four hours), when it was our free time and when they performed minor tasks (sorting, cleaning, cooking help, etc.)."
"While they were on guard thought especially to run the boat. Steer they really liked in the huge waves of the South, and also took the opportunity to share experiences with the team on duty. During my free time thinking about their families, friends, also took the opportunity to read, write, and times for prayer, for God has always been a great friend. "
"They experienced mainly two sensations, one of fragility and smallness, and another of vastness and strength. In the middle of the ocean, hundreds or thousands of miles from the coast, it is very easy to feel the fragility and smallness of man, but at the same time you enjoy and admire the vastness of the ocean, the wind, the sea. Two experiences I will never forget. "
The day they crossed the finish line was exciting. From early helicopters were in the air eager to film the last hours before reaching the goal. Shortly afterwards, began approaching boats, and one of them the crew managed to glimpse some family and friends, what a pleasure it gave them to see them! "
"They were approaching the finish very supported and crafts increasingly eager to shoot, to see, to taste success, but all were silent, everyone watched, respectful, our work."
"Then came the moment we crossed the finish line and what a great surprise, began appearing Mexico flags waving everywhere, on boats, on the coast, everywhere, together with the strong sound of trumpets."
"The boats are so close, they jumped on board as grasshoppers with foam throwing champagne bottles everywhere. Was time to lower the sails, eight months had passed since they had sailed from the same place, Portsmouth, England, and which had been 153 days sailing. "
"With so many people on board, who lacked not seek to interview not only the captain, but all the crew, they interviewed Butch (the only English man on the Sayula II crew), who when asked what was the key to success , said, "we had a great boat, we formed a crew, but above all, we had an exceptional captain." I agree with him. Which final, the captain was right, the trophies are named after Sayula II Mexico! "
There are two experiences the crew mentioned, very different from one another, but deeply significant. The first was during the era of the 'roaring forties in which most of the boats sailed in forty latitudes, where the wind roars indeed. That experience every strong shock and sadness over the death of three crew from other boats, because in a severe storm, sea startled them from the boat and fell. They never could find. "
"The other experience was in the morning of the day of the awards, in which the Prince Philip requested boost Thames River bridges for input and navigation solemn Sayula II by the river, accompanied by the sound of bands royal triumphal marches chanting. "
ORGANIZATION, DISCIPLINE AND ORDER-
specific functions of each were always very clear (candles specialist in navigation, in cooking, steer, etc..)
All crews were surprised by how clean and tidy inside and outside the Sayula II.
From Root file:
http://santiagoreyesorozco.blogspot.com/2008/11/una-vida-ms-all-del-xito.html