What Are You Afraid Of?

Tammy (plodding in paradise) describes fear as a many-headed beast

Mariners have always known it: life at sea has its dangers. Things can happen out here. We take every precaution to make sure they don't, but still.... In this collection of posts, our bloggers write candidly about their fears, great and small, and a few that might surprise you.

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This was a Raft-UP topic, October 2012.


Behan's fears (Sailing with Totem) have changed over the course of her cruising career. These days, she's most concerned about the kinds of events that can't be planned around.

• Raft-up: Afraid of the dark

Steph (Norna's News) points out that sometimes it's not what you don't know that'll scare you, but what you do.

• Raft-Up

Tammy (plodding in paradise) acknowledges that some--but not all--types of fear can be her friends.

• Raft-Up: Fear

An inconvenient accident for most could be a deadly mistake for Ean (more JOY everywhere!).

• Raft-Up: Keeping My Head Above Water

Stacey (S/V Bella Vita) worries not just about what they could be heading off into, but about what they might be leaving behind.

• Raft-UP

Lynn (s/v Celebration) confesses to some rather unique "normal" fears, but remains undaunted by them all.

• Raft-Up

Diane (Ceilydh Sets Sail) wishes she were fearless...maybe.  And in the second post, she describes her strategies for handling strong emotions on the high seas:

• Raft-up: Feeling the fear and doing it anyway
• Sailing the South Pacific-Day 16: Feeling the Fear

Some cruisers bring their fears with them when they head out to sea; Jaye (Life Afloat Archives) discusses a few she's acquired along the way.

• Raft Up:Fear

Cruising first as a kid and then as an adult, fear is something that Verena (PacificSailors) has grown into, which may be for the best.

• Fear

For Karen (Toast Floats), five is the magic number. Five--plus a cat--lets her sleep at night. Five lets her live.

• Raft-Up: Counting Heads

The best remedy for fear?  Experience, says Holli (sv Shiloh).

• Letting go of fear

Laurie (So Many Beaches) reminds us: There are old sailors and bold sailors - but not so many old, bold sailors.

• We got our window

Jessica (Project Motor Boat) responds to news of a sailing tragedy in the Pacific by confronting a deep and abiding fear:

• Fear: Lost at Sea

Torre (The Fearful Adventurer) had to overcome her fear of the ocean in order to sail across it:

• Confronting Your Greatest Fear
• Facing My Fear of Sharks

No matter how many miles you've done as crew for someone else, it's different when it's your own boat, says Maria (The Spray Logs):

• Summer Plans and the Art of Vulnerability

According to Blondie-Dog, the perils of the sea extend to dinghy trips from boat to dock and back.  Channel markers can pop out of nowhere, and seagulls may attack at any moment. [Coordinator's note: I would like to see a disclaimer at the end of this post, along the lines of: "No seagulls were harmed in the making of this sea story."  One must hope.]

• Valiantly Eluding and Fending Off a Flock of Angry Birds...

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