Capt. Rob wrote:
A Snark that actually gets sailed would be a better choice than any
boat
that only gets used as a bragging implement on the Internet.


How about a C&C 32 that got sailed more last summer than most boats in
this group COMBINED? Face the facts, even with Suzanne pregnant we were
out sailing. In fact Suzanne wanted to sail Sept. 2nd, though I kept us
close. 9 hours later Thomas was born. For most of you sailing is a
hobby, like collecting stamps. For us it's a lifestyle that we continue
to expand on. It upsets people like Scotty and Donal to see a family
building to bigger boats and plans to sail because they've reached the
mediocre height of their sailing experience. Meanwhile, ours is just
beginning and will easily eclipse theirs!
(See, CN, that's how it's done!)

Oh, and....BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

I hate to say it but your drivel is a big step up from what we've seen
here lately.

What I don't understand is why you keep talking about larger and
larger boats when in fact you seem to measure your enjoyment in terms
of the number of daysails you do. Pleasure is not measured in terms
of the size or value of the boat, but how well suited it is to the
type of sailing you do. Since you hardly ever go out for more than 1
or 2 nights, why do you need a larger boat? Our Nonsuch was a perfect
choice when we were daysailing and doing overnights - even with a new
baby it didn't feel small except when we did a week or two. Our
catamaran was the best boat for our long trip, and is pretty good for
the 6 weeks we cruise in the summer, but is not a good daysailor. (It
does make a good party platform, but it takes hour to get to where we
can raise the sail!) For this reason, I keep looking at the smaller
catboats as a possible next boat. For now, I'll just renew my
membership to a local club on the river where I can take out my choice
of dinks whenever the urge strikes.

And for the record, you may leave the dock a lot, but there are some
of us that actually go somewhere. I've done 2 or 3 trips a year over
100 miles from home, for most of the last 30 years. How many trips of
over 4 nights have you done in your life?