L.O.L. Dennis,

No, it has nothing to do with The Reactor next door.

My theory is that sailors have to be able "to let go on the sea and in the wind". It is something like the grounding or sinking (martial art) in the earthground ashore.

This letting-go, but controlled (YOU ARE NOT A FLABBY PUPPET), leads to an intuition in order to act when things go wrong and you have to act.

(I studied 25 years chinese martial art and also there in combat the same applies.)

The guardian angel is a different story. That's the bonus which you get on the end when the intuition has extended to other situations then the sailing-situation.

For everybody's clearness this all has to do with the intrinsic forces beyond the normal "keeping your balance" thing.

Are you still there? If you see me sailing on the Northsea you understand that I'm not "hovering" or just blethering.

Between waves there's no time for hocus-pocus!