Dead in the Water Sailor
This is the kind of sailor who no longer has a sailboat. On rare
occasions he bums a ride on someone else's boat. In some cases the DIW
sailor buys a powerboat. Trying to make up for his lack of sailboat,
he'll generally become bitter about it.

The Crushed Sailor
This is the co-dependent sailor who eventually ends up with a powerboat
because his wife runs the show. Few things are worse in life. He will
often inflate himself like a Bullfrog with phoney baloney sailing
know-how and blow enough hot air to melt an iceflow.

In Irons Sailor
Because the wife hates to sail, the In Irons Sailor (Or IIS) has to
pick and choose his sailing days. Sure, his wife comes along every now
and again, but she'd rather eat M&Ms and watch Oprah. The poor In Irons
Sailor will eventually find too many commitments piling up and the boat
will end up skipping a season and, perhaps even be sold.

Weekend Warrior Sailor
The chronic 9-5'er who wasn't clever enough to keep from working 15
hours a day, 6 days a week. This poor bloke drags his exhausted ass to
his boat on the odd Sunday and sails around in a daze. I respect these
guys because at least they're trying.

The Enthusiast Sailor
I admit to be in this group. The ES will sail his boat any chance he
gets in pretty much any weather. He'll sail for 30 minutes or
overnight. He enjoys sailing different boats and just wants to be out
there. He's not interested in destinations or travel. It's the sailing
itself that he loves, and that can be on a pond or an ocean.

The Cruising Sailor
This fellow wants to get "there." He doesn't always like the ride, but
he does love the water and traveling on it. This sort of fellow may
eventually buy a powerboat, realizing that he's really no sailor at
all.

Speed Racer Sailor
This guy is the real deal. He buys a J24 or any boat where he knows he
can compete in one design. He laughs at PHRF ratings and wants a real
measure of his skill, rather than some committee's ratings.

Gay Racer Sailor
This is the guy who buys any boat where he knows he'll rarely, if ever
compete against the same boats. He depends on ratings more often than
not.

The Dock Boy Sailor
This fellow rarely leaves his slip or mooring. His boat is a perpetual
project. Sometimes he's even honest about it and admits he gets
seasick. He's not always to be mocked as his boat may be a true work of
art.


RB
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NY