"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
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That comment proves how unsafe a boater your must be. The worst
accidents are close to shore, when people "feel safe."

Is that "sage" comment going to be included in your "book?" Another reason
to ignore it.


Doug, your ignorance knows no bounds! This is NYC and the LIS. How
often do you think a 7 knot sailboat does a rescue is an area where
that are thousands of fast powerboats?

Whenever the sailboat is nearby, and/or the powerboats are hugging their
docks because the waves are more than itty-bitty.


Most people HAVE had accidents. We haven't. I suspect you have had some
accidents. Sorry about that. Maybe you've learned something by now? Oh,
yeah. You got a trawler!

You've never run aground? You've never clobbered the dock a bit hard when
docking in high wind or when the engine died? If you answer "no" to these,
I'd have to conclude that you really never do leave the dock.

Oh, I thought a "real" sailor would be impressed by a good safety
record. It must be those 80% safety records they're looking for!!!

Real sailors are impressed with accomplishments. If one never leaves the
dock, the safety record will remain impeccable, but the accomplishments nil.

Doug...with every post, so desperate to win any ground, you always
lose! It's amazing! Do you even THINK at all before you start typing?
Do you consider my motives or do you just blindly forge forward?
Sailboat rescues on the LIS, folks!!! You head it here 1st. Oh, sure we
did help out a sick woman once, but only because no other boats were
around, which is damn rare!

Try again, Doug!!! Oh, and real sailors have SAILS!

If you wish to pursue this line of reasoning, it might be reasonably
concluded that only Lin and Larry Pardey are "real sailors." They have no
auxiliary, nor have they in any of their boats which, importantly, they
built by themselves. After several circumnavigations, they've still never
seen the necessity for the added weight, expense, and loss of storage space
of including an engine.

Lin and Larry are real sailors--you're just a glorified powerboater.
Oh--one that never leaves the dock, for that matter.

Max