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nightfighter · 08-05-2016, 07:28 PM

I have many more thousands of miles under my belt on sailboat vs power. But times have changed.... In my youth, I couldn't wait for the old members of a club to die off, thinking things around there would be better.... How wrong I was. Now that club, from which I resigned from in 1996, is full of entitled sobs, known locally to the LEOs as heavy drinkers, and think they poop ice cream. Just because they can write the check doesn't mean they know anything. Even the ones who grew up with old timers' tutelage have attitude, be it power or sail. Did I mention that my brother and his tribe are members there? Apple doesn't fall far from the tree....(actually, one of his five kids get it...)
That said, having grown up in that very congested harbor, with any decent wind, I could put a small to medium (40') sailboat pretty much anywhere I want to, under sail! But most people these days don't pay attention in their daily lives! They want to make a left turn in their car and they don't even position the car so that traffic behind them can still pass.... Either they are on the phone, not paying attention, or just DON'T CARE... About anyone else. It is all about them, first and always. No rule followers being developed in this society of ours.
So we reap what we sow. Sail or power. Blow boat or stinkpot. Doesn't matter anymore than it does on the roadways. So I keep my eyes open, anticipating, expecting the other guy to do the worst. but if the opportunity does present itself, I will gladly sacrifice my beloved 20' CC if I think the arshole that fouls me can be my ticket to upgrade to a sweet ride like that of Mr Sea Dangles......

08-05-2016, 07:28 PM	#45
nightfighter Seldom Seen iTrader: (0) Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 10,543	I have many more thousands of miles under my belt on sailboat vs power. But times have changed.... In my youth, I couldn't wait for the old members of a club to die off, thinking things around there would be better.... How wrong I was. Now that club, from which I resigned from in 1996, is full of entitled sobs, known locally to the LEOs as heavy drinkers, and think they poop ice cream. Just because they can write the check doesn't mean they know anything. Even the ones who grew up with old timers' tutelage have attitude, be it power or sail. Did I mention that my brother and his tribe are members there? Apple doesn't fall far from the tree....(actually, one of his five kids get it...) That said, having grown up in that very congested harbor, with any decent wind, I could put a small to medium (40') sailboat pretty much anywhere I want to, under sail! But most people these days don't pay attention in their daily lives! They want to make a left turn in their car and they don't even position the car so that traffic behind them can still pass.... Either they are on the phone, not paying attention, or just DON'T CARE... About anyone else. It is all about them, first and always. No rule followers being developed in this society of ours. So we reap what we sow. Sail or power. Blow boat or stinkpot. Doesn't matter anymore than it does on the roadways. So I keep my eyes open, anticipating, expecting the other guy to do the worst. but if the opportunity does present itself, I will gladly sacrifice my beloved 20' CC if I think the arshole that fouls me can be my ticket to upgrade to a sweet ride like that of Mr Sea Dangles......
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