True and their hard labors make a lot of things possible, for themselves
and
others.

Good point.

Yes, both from the perspective of scraping by with enough extra to enjoy
boating and the sweat of their labors being enough profit margin for "the
man". The trick is ending up as "the man". A feat not easily accomplished.

That depends on how they go boating. A lot of people enjoy
being the objects of attention, so they get very loud flashy
boats and operate in such a way that they interfere with
other people's enjoyment. Other people have short attention
spans and little tolerance for following procedure. Both of
these groups of people should be in a video game parlor, not
out on the water. We'd all be happier & safer.

Ah so now we get to the crux of the issue. I say bull****. You're
basically crowing some sort of elitist nonsense.

What of the sailor that thinks it's a good idea to try going in/out of Ego
Alley whilst undersail? Or tries playing the sailboat "right of way" game
in any number of other plainly stupid situations? These folks are likewise
a menance, but hey at least they're out there boating. Live and let live.

Willingness to engage in what you find enjoyable doesn't equate with
intelligence.

Sure it does.

Which group has the higher IQ, on average: NASCAR fans or
chess players?

Of course, this doesn't prove that any individual chess
player is necessarily smarter (or better looking, or richer)
than any individual NASCAR fan.

IQ has nothing to do with boating, power or otherwise. I know plenty of
both types of boaters and IQ swings the gamut across them. Nor does it make
any sense to try reaching for some sort of insult regarding NASCAR fans (but
one DOES have to wonder sometimes...)

You're basically chanting the same, tired elitist nonsense sailors have
tried using for years. Fortunately the powerboaters can simply throttle up
and leave that behind.

-Bill Kearney