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<blockquote data-quote="Blue439" data-source="post: 823078" data-attributes="member: 53455">On large classic yachts, the guy playing the acrobat on the tip of the bowsprit is called “the Number One”, because he is the farthest from the rear of the boat where the helmsman (now often called “the driver”), the navigator and the tactician are. Other crew members are numbered according to their position on deck, from bow to stern. The Number One needs to be there as the helmsman cannot see what’s happening in front of the boat and needs to be told if there’s any danger, risk of collision with another yacht, etc. So, the Number One is connected by VHF radio with the rear of the boat and sometimes has pretty tough and nerve-racking calls to make: do we need to tack right now and very quickly, or are we truly going fast enough to cross ahead of them guys who are barreling down on us with the right of way?Number Ones don’t really need to be at the very tip of the bowsprit, they would see just as well from the front end of the deck, but I’m told acrobatic postures help with the ladies back at the marina, after the race...&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite27" alt=":giggle:" title="Giggle&nbsp; &nbsp; :giggle:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":giggle:" />[ATTACH=full]409132[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]409133[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blue439, post: 823078, member: 53455"] On large classic yachts, the guy playing the acrobat on the tip of the bowsprit is called “the Number One”, because he is the farthest from the rear of the boat where the helmsman (now often called “the driver”), the navigator and the tactician are. Other crew members are numbered according to their position on deck, from bow to stern. The Number One needs to be there as the helmsman cannot see what’s happening in front of the boat and needs to be told if there’s any danger, risk of collision with another yacht, etc. So, the Number One is connected by VHF radio with the rear of the boat and sometimes has pretty tough and nerve-racking calls to make: do we need to tack right now and very quickly, or are we truly going fast enough to cross ahead of them guys who are barreling down on us with the right of way? Number Ones don’t really need to be at the very tip of the bowsprit, they would see just as well from the front end of the deck, but I’m told acrobatic postures help with the ladies back at the marina, after the race... :giggle: [ATTACH type="full"]409132[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]409133[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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