"Capt. Rob" wrote in message ups.com...

| 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.

-----That would include DSK, Scotty and Old Tom

| 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.

----DSK for sure

| 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.

----Joe? And DSK again.

| 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.

-----Jonathan Ganz for sure. His ass is exhaused for more than one reason, though.
Probably one should include Moroon in this group as well.

| 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 great captain Rob, Bart Sr., Donal.

| 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.

-----Doug King again and Jeff Morris of catamaran with a diesel in both hulls.

| 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.

-----Sail Loco?

| 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.

----Ozone and any other Aussie or Kiwi.

| 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.

----That would describe a couple of hopeless women who post here.
Seahag and Katy.


Paladin

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