A Pogue Away Day
would greatly benefit someone
who may be thinking of going afloat
and is in need of a useful place to start
would greatly benefit someone
who may be thinking of going afloat
and is in need of a useful place to start
Before coming on the water
you undergo 'remote' assessment
so that we can discover and advise
whether we should even proceed.
Next step moves towards
the "Meet'n'Greet" phase where
you lodge a protective sum
in my bank account
to establish your credentials
and eagerness to protect me
from 'failure to show on the day'
The better you think you are at anything,
the more likelihood you have established
poor habits and methodology
especially if you had none to start with.
Would YOU benefit from
a POGUE Away DAY?
The antics of 'boaters' I observe daily
talking the talk without walking the walk
decided me to revive an old service
which I called a "POGUE Away DAY"
"Meet'n'Greet"
is a handshaking exercise
involving boots on deck
so I can measure your resolve
Meet'n'Greet is 'cost-free' as such
apart from the booking 'insurance'
which will be returned if I decide
you have nothing to learn from me.
-A POGUE Away DAY-
is nothing like those 'commercial' courses
which show you about inland waterways
and how to manage a boat over two days.
a POGUE Away DAY
is a way of identifying existing life skills
and demonstrating how to transfer them
to a floating boating environment.
It does not attempt to teach new skills.
but shows how to identify and transfer
those skills you already have
but had not realized they were were transferable
to a boating environment.
The experience is designed to show
How to listen and how to hear.
How to look and how to see:
How to sniff, identify, interpret:
How to feel the boat through your feet:
read signs by your sense of touch
read water, sky, nature like a book
blend into the natural environment
so that you become part of it
and learn from it.
you undergo 'remote' assessment
so that we can discover and advise
whether we should even proceed.
Next step moves towards
the "Meet'n'Greet" phase where
you lodge a protective sum
in my bank account
to establish your credentials
and eagerness to protect me
from 'failure to show on the day'
The better you think you are at anything,
the more likelihood you have established
poor habits and methodology
especially if you had none to start with.
Would YOU benefit from
a POGUE Away DAY?
The antics of 'boaters' I observe daily
talking the talk without walking the walk
decided me to revive an old service
which I called a "POGUE Away DAY"
"Meet'n'Greet"
is a handshaking exercise
involving boots on deck
so I can measure your resolve
Meet'n'Greet is 'cost-free' as such
apart from the booking 'insurance'
which will be returned if I decide
you have nothing to learn from me.
-A POGUE Away DAY-
is nothing like those 'commercial' courses
which show you about inland waterways
and how to manage a boat over two days.
a POGUE Away DAY
is a way of identifying existing life skills
and demonstrating how to transfer them
to a floating boating environment.
It does not attempt to teach new skills.
but shows how to identify and transfer
those skills you already have
but had not realized they were were transferable
to a boating environment.
The experience is designed to show
How to listen and how to hear.
How to look and how to see:
How to sniff, identify, interpret:
How to feel the boat through your feet:
read signs by your sense of touch
read water, sky, nature like a book
blend into the natural environment
so that you become part of it
and learn from it.
