Point of Sail

"...When you see a boat or big ship, what is the most important thing there? It's the captain standing in front of the compass in order to navigate the vessel. You set your boat to a particular degree, a particular direction. If it's 180 degrees, then you go completely straight, always 180 degrees. You may say, "Oh, I'm just a couple of degrees off; it doesn't matter." But where will you end up? You may say, "I missed by only one or two degrees," but, at the end, the distance is really great. That is why constant attention, awareness, and vigilance are necessary. Somebody has to hold the wheel, watching the compass. Is it going in the right direction or not? If by any chance you make a mistake, if you get caught by the wind, then you correct your course. The navigator must immediately work out the course correction..."