Pilot houses are inherently dangerous because they limit one's
ability to hear outside noises and they limit visibility. They are
no substitute for sitting in the cockpit steering with a tiller as
God intended man to sail.

But when one gets old, one's senses fail anyway and one cannot
see well and one cannot hear well so one may as well huddle in
the comfort of a pilothouse. It's better than staying home though
it's not as good as cockpit sailing enjoying God's blue seas.

CN


"Joe" wrote in message oups.com...
What a pilot house got to do with old age?

While your sweating in the dog days of August those with AC cooled
pilot houses will be enjoying a nice cool retreat. While your soaked to
the bone and shivering as a January south bound sqawl rolls over you in
the Gulf ...those in pilots houses will be warm and dry amazed at how
cold it is outside.

Yelp Pilot House vessels are far superior than any other type of
steering station. Only disadvantage is a limited views of the stars and
moon. But thats what the autopilot is for right?

Joe