Are there any other sailing discussion groups out there that are monitored and
policed to keep dumb ass's like Bobspit off of them.

Tom, you won't find a single negative or nasty comment from me here anymore. I
leave that to others. Most of the recent posts from Bobsprit are fakes. Check
the headers. You'll find that there are actually only a few people here who
never discuss sailing. I won't name them. Feel free to START a thread on
sailing before complaining about content. I think you'll be surprised at the
info available. If you can't take the heat here (and there's nothing wrong with
that) you could try the cruising NG which has a large databank of sailors on
hand.

Good luck,

RB
Alien-C&C 32
NY