I been doin a lot o thinking about sailin lately, especially as my
date to go cruisin gets closer, mostly wondering why I do this. I
came up with several reasons.


1. Just cuz its fun to sail.

2. Seeing new places that can only be seen by boat is fun.

3. Companionship

4. Thrill seeking

5. An obsession with problem solving (my personal fav)

6. Choose yer own reasons.

1. Now, I have long had a larger boat (28' and before that 23') but
only recently built two 12' Minicups. For just plain sailing fun, the
Minicups beat the big boat by a mile. Given a choice, I'll sail them
over the big boat. In the past 20 yrs of sailing, I have had maybe 20
times of good sailing fun on the big boat, not a good investment if
sailing fun is the only reason.

2. Most large boats kept in the water see the same places and cannot
easily go far afield without taking a lot of time. However, the dream
is to go very far afield and this is seldom done. I am not sure the
investment has been justified. I wonder if a trailerable boat would
be better. The Minicups have already taken me several places I could
never sail in my big boat so although they are small, they have been a
great success. They cannot go to the Bahamas but thya go other
places.

3. I have always enjoyed the people I have met while cruising and the
boat nuts I have met at other times. With the two MiniCups, my kids
have enjoyed them immenseley, especially my son who can sail with his
friends and girls he meets.

4. I havent had the Minicups out in enough wind to scare me to death
so cannot compare to the big boat yet. The big boat has been a thrill
sometimes (as distinct from pure fun).

5. Both big and little boats allow for lots of problem solving.
However, the big boat allows me to excercise my real favorite,
navigation (yes, I am nuts, I like Trig.)

All this makes me wonder, are small boats more fun than big boats?
Should my next Big boat be a smaller trailerable big boat? Is the old
saying about boats being used in an amount inversely proportional to
their size true? What do y'all think?