Captain Mike seemed quite pleased to see his daughter taken down a peg, the smile at the corner of his mouth more apparent, but his tone remained stern: "The next lesson, winch operation."
He pointed to the metal wheels on either side of the cockpit, his expression once again becoming extremely serious: "This is the power amplifier on the boat."
"It uses the principles of levers and gears, allowing you to use the force of a single finger to pull a force strong enough to tear the canvas."
"But it's also a finger crusher; every year, novices get their fingers caught due to improper operation. So, give me two hundred percent concentration!"
He personally demonstrated once, with movements so standard they were like a textbook: "Watch closely! The halyard must be wrapped clockwise on the winch, at least three turns!"
"Any less, and the friction will be insufficient and slip; any more, and after force, it will jam. We call it the damned overlap!"
