"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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If you want to make a lot of noise with your boat, take it where no one
else is. Or perhsps you'll find a more neighborly penis substitute.


I think you're onto something here, Harry. Unless my memory fails me, in the
1960s (when I first began reading my dad's boat magazines cover to cover),
boats like Cigarettes were only mentioned with regard to ocean racing. I
don't recall them being a common retail item. They were owned by real
sailors who competed in weather that would horrify your average Dave. Now,
anyone with the money can buy a boat in that category. Unfortunately, this
raises questions:

1) Why don't they take them out to the kind of water they were really
designed for, i.e.: slamming through 6 foot waves at 80mph?

2) Why do they insist on using them so close to boaters who crave quiet?
Could it be because some people have a childish need to be noticed?