3 OutofExtremis

March 30th, 2011 The Wheelbook www.sailorbob.com SWO Rule: “Good shipdrivers prevent themselves from getting into situations where good shipdriving is necessary.” Out of Extremis by LT Lawrence Heyworth IV “80 feet to the oiler, sir!” I looked aft and saw that 80 feet was generous: while the phone and distance line was amidships, our port quarter was still rapidly closing the oiler’s starboard side. My shoulders drooped with a sense of helplessness as I looked at the rate of