the owner comes alongside. No matter how warm it may be, do not receive him in your shirt-sleeves.
4.—Have a memorandum of all the stores in your department. Do not rashly answer, "There is none on board," without consulting your list when asked for an article required.
5.—There are yachts afloat whose owners are run by the sailing-masters. This yacht is governed differently.
6.—If the sailing-master is at any time dissatisfied with the owner or the yacht he has an unfailing remedy, and the sooner he avails himself of it the better.
7.—The owner trusts that pleasant relations will always prevail between the sailing-master and himself.
Having secured your skipper let him
ship the crew. If your yacht is a large
vessel you will need a mate. In the interest
of harmony it is advisable to let
the skipper have some say in the matter
of his selection. It will be advisable to
look over his credentials, with a view to
finding out if he is competent to take
charge of the vessel in the event of any
accident befalling the captain. If you
contemplate a blue-water voyage, be
careful that the mate is a navigator and
has the requisite license. If deprived
of the services of your skipper by any
unforeseen cause, it would be awkward
to find yourself, say, a thousand miles
from land, with nobody aboard capable
of finding the vessel's position otherwise
