On of my favorite lines I have ever said was to a Panama Canal pilot with his back to the window in the lake trying to impress the girl he brought along with him. After a polite poke that i thought we were getting very close to a turn, only to be dismissed kind of curtly - I just said " Capt. I just have never gone between 2 red buoys before. " He spun around took a look and gave a 20 deg rudder order.
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