What ties a group closer together than those out in the middle of a lake, river, or ocean? Those who have experienced boating know this close bond that is formed. It is a relationship of having just each other among a vast amount of water. shared between those on the boat and other boaters. When I was in my boater's safety class, in seventh grade, our instructor, a U.S. coast guard , informed us of the number one rule of the water; one that was not in the books. She told us that when you are out on the water and see someone in need, you help. She explained how people out on the river only have each other. Through activities done on my boat I was able to learn about group relationships and the importance of each individual role.
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It was a dark cloudy windy day with a strong current. Gusts of wind chopped giant white caps everywhere. Among those white caps we had seen something bobbing up and down a distance away from a boat. Getting closer to to this thing we had realized it was a drowning women. The strong wind had taken her away from her boat where she was struggling to stay afloat. We quickly steered the boat in her direction. My dad clasped onto her arm and dragged her up onto the platform where she coughed out water that she was choking on seconds ago. Thankfully, she ended up being okay. In this situation it was expected of us as boaters to do what we did. In other situations, it is not so expected. In 2009 the U.S. Coastguard's combed through 16,000 miles of the Gulf of Mexico in hopes of finding four passengers among a missing boat (Zayas 2). Even as doubt was projected on the chances of finding these men, they carried on. It did not matter that the chances of finding the boaters were slim to none, they knew the code. All the efforts made, resulted in the finding of one of the men. A tragic loss of three men also happened to be a stage of impressive group commitment, once doubted, put forth that saved one man. This event illustrates how critical the interdependence of groups
Growing …show more content…
It was a dark cloudy windy day with a strong current. Gusts of wind chopped giant white caps everywhere. Among those white caps we had seen something bobbing up and down a distance away from a boat. Getting closer to to this thing we had realized it was a drowning women. The strong wind had taken her away from her boat where she was struggling to stay afloat. We quickly steered the boat in her direction. My dad clasped onto her arm and dragged her up onto the platform where she coughed out water that she was choking on seconds ago. Thankfully, she ended up being okay. In this situation it was expected of us as boaters to do what we did. In other situations, it is not so expected. In 2009 the U.S. Coastguard's combed through 16,000 miles of the Gulf of Mexico in hopes of finding four passengers among a missing boat (Zayas 2). Even as doubt was projected on the chances of finding these men, they carried on. It did not matter that the chances of finding the boaters were slim to none, they knew the code. All the efforts made, resulted in the finding of one of the men. A tragic loss of three men also happened to be a stage of impressive group commitment, once doubted, put forth that saved one man. This event illustrates how critical the interdependence of groups