You know you're NOT a REAL SAILOR when . . .

--your propeller costs more than you mainsail

--your motor costs more to replace than your working sails

--your boat has more hulls than spars

--your boat goes faster under power than under sail

--your stereo is newer than your standing rigging

--your foul weather suit cost more than your binoculars

--your diesel tank holds more than your drinking water tank
and is filled more often

--your dinette table is bigger than your chart table
and is used more often

--you have a built-in microwave oven and a hand-held GPS

--your windlass costs more than your anchors

--your LPG tank(s) have more capacity than your fire extinguisher(s)

--you carry radar but no Coast Pilot, Tide Tables and Tide Current Tables.

--your radar costs more than your chart collection

--your radar is newer than your chart collection

--your steering wheel is bigger than your arm span

--you have more winches than sails

--your engine weighs more than your provisions

--your holding tank gets more use than your **** bucket

--your batteries weigh more than your anchors

--your cabin sole has more varnish on it than your teak flag pole

--your davits are worth more than your dinghy

--your utility bills have more stamps on them than your passport

--your log contains the word "dock" more than the word "anchor"

--you have a driver's license but not a Captain's license

--you think the COLREGS are for the protection of miners

--your CD collection is current but your flares are expired

--your stereo is louder than you loudhailer


S.Simon