"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
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"Donal" wrote in message
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Look back at the post where I mentioned the sound signals. I gave a
long(ish), detailed answer to Jeff, and I ended it with a *blatant*
joke/dig. Jeff ignored the serious questions that I posed, and chose to
jump on to the sound signals issue. You then joined in.

My post was 90% serious, and 10% joke. You both ignored the serious
content, and now you want to blame *me*!! Why don't you look at the
answer
that I gave Shen?

Really!!!!

This may be true, but that's why I was surprised by your ill-considered
reply.

Ill considered?? I thought that it was funny!!


But even going back to your claim that sail boats have a higher
percentage of
idiots" I think you'd have a lot of trouble proving that - it certainly
isn't so
in the States. The fatality numbers, for instance, show "aux sail" having
only
about half the deaths and serious injuries, proportional to their numbers.

Statistics are notoriously difficult to decipher.

My comment is based on personal experience.

Fatalities are more likely to result from a high speed collision, than from
a "meeting" of two sailboats that are doing 5 kts.



Are the statistics hiding the true facts?



Regards


Donal
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