"Thom Stewart" wrote in message ...
So, Simple,

Would you be so kind, as to explain just how a true (I as you describe)
sailboat goes in reverse, against the wind, in a narrow seaway, without
tacking room?


Why would one attempt to go in reverse when one can go forward?
Are you daft, man? In case you and Jeff don't realize it, winds have
a tendency to change over a period of time. If one cannot sail out
of a narrow channel or seaway one can wait until the wind favors
sailing. One does not need a motor, ever, when there is wind enough
to sail. One only needs a motor when there is NO wind or so little
wind that sailing in not possible or practical (such as when there is
an adverse current).

While you're at it, explain how you get off a lee shore with the tide
aganst you, without tacking room?

One doesn't put oneself in that position to begin with. But, if for
some dumb reason, which you and Jeff seem to have in abundance,
one finds oneself caught on a lee shore with not a chance of sailing
off then one relies on one's anchors until the conditions change.

ALSO, if you're so damn happy sailing why in the HELL do you have that
MONSTROSITY clamped to your stern?

Like I explained the little 9.9 horse Honda engine is a convenience
for when there is no wind or too little wind for sailing. Those conditions
NEVER cause an outboard engine to come out of the water like you
or that idiot Jeff or Otnmbrd tried to claim. The argument that an
outboard motor is of no value in a sailboat is just totally wrong and
proves that any sailor who makes such a claim does not know how
to sail or keep himself out of dangerous situations. On the contrary,
people like you and that fool Jeff willingly motor into situations where,
if and when their engines fail, their well-being and that of their vessel
is in jeopardy.

I hope this helps.

S.Simon