You may have heard this saying before (or not) - “One hand for yourself and one hand for the ship.” This statement is worth thinking about in our daily lives today as much as when sailors on ships first used these words as a reminder when going topside and working in the ships rigging. A sudden gust of wind or change of course would have you toppling down 50 ft. or more unless you kept one hand holding on while the other hand worked on the task of the moment. In more recent shipboard … [Read more...]