"Keith" wrote in message
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Get a trawler.

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Keith
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Buckle up. It makes it harder for the aliens to snatch you from your car.
"Parallax" wrote in message
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By happy and fortuitous circumstance, I suddenly find that not only am
I financially able to do the cruising I want, but my personal life has
fallen into place with my 17 yr old daughter seeming to be cured of
melanoma. So why am I suddenly not looking forward to it? We had a
great day of sailing on Sunday. The short hops will not involve too
much time away from family or work so what is it? Is it possible that
the work toward achieving it is better than the actual doing it?
I've done a little cruising in the past so I know the stress at night
of worrying "Is my anchor dragging" whereas home in bed that never
crosses your mind. I know the "God, am I bored" during
loooooooooooong days of very light wind followed by the "Omigod, what
am I doing here" fear at night with wind that is probably less than I
imagine it to be. Is it possible that the last 9 years of starting
and running a small business has stressed me so much I just want to
relax? Regardless of that Christopher Cross song "Sailing", we all
know sailing is NOT relaxing. People have asked me what I like about
sailing and I always tell them that for me its about problem solving,
not relaxing.
Does anybody else have such odd thoughts before a cruise?

Interesting questions

I am north of 60 years. I have done some cruising - not around the world -
but offshore from FL to New England multiple times, and quite a bit in NE.
All sail, but I have owned a few (smaller) power boats over the years.

I'm in between boats and my wife wants a trawler. I'm not quite convinced,
so I have been having similar thoughts. - why do I like cruising? .

I was fond of saying that boating was the one enjoyment that I have never
tired of, but I don't know anymore. It is relaxing NOT having a boat. Not
having to worry about it, tend to it, pay for it ... .

I think with sailing it was always the adventure. For me, it is hard to see
the adventure with power, although I know some will disagree with that.

I could go on for a long time on this.The silliest thing is that I may ,
yet again, plunk down so serious money for another boat.

What's the cure? Do we need something to define ourselves?

Bill