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Originally Posted by GWC...
Not all sailboats are without power and probably thankful for it.  |
Your hypertext got lost on me -- and had to read "it" again. (Animated demonstration of rotating sailboat within its own length).
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Originally Posted by ITC...
I sail too and it is much more fun and more of a challenge than the powerboat.
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I started on Winnipesaukee with powerboats -- starting with an 8-foot hydro -- actually two -- and moved up in 2-foot increments all the way to a 16-footer. That was "plenty of boat" except when the weather was bad.
We learned, "Don't go
out when the weather is bad". Duh.
I'm continually impressed with the ingenuity of sailboaters, though. As you say, it
is challenging (and
certainly more challenging than powerboats).
It is the difference between "operating a boat" (not "
driving a boat") and "docking" a boat" (not "
parking a boat")
It's scary to think what boaters are out there who started "big" -- and got "bigger" -- without recognizing the effects that speed and sheer
mass has on others.
