Not at all.
I'm saying that people who want to jump up & down screaming
"LOOK AT ME-E-E-EEEE!!" should not expect a boat to satisfy
their urges. Attempts to do so will only lead to frustration
and will also irritate (not to mention endanger) other boaters.

Hmmm, I'm not convinced. That sounds more like trying to duck out of the
stupid comments.


What of the sailor that thinks it's a good idea to try going in/out of
Ego
Alley whilst undersail?

Not particularly a good idea, however I have done it many
times in a boat that HAD NO MOTOR AT ALL so clearly you
cannot expect everybody to go around in a stinkpot just to
suit your own convenience.

Uh, it's not about 'my convinience' at all. Are you even following the
thread?


You're basically chanting the same, tired elitist nonsense sailors have
tried using for years.

Not at all. You're just PO'd because I am pointing out that
your type of sport is wasteful, noisy, burns money (althoug
sailing is not exactly cheap, at least it doesn't throw
dollars out the exhaust pipe), and pollutes both the air &
water. Not to mention requiring a higher level of attention
to safety (which is often absent). And other than the skill
needed to operate safely, it requires almost no brain power
at all.

Time is money, a great many folks would prefer to spend money to save time.
We've got plenty of money but time's always short. Thus for us any many
like us, powerboating continues to be considerably more popular than
sailing. Neither sport's any "better" than the other, each is just suited
for different needs/desires. Waking up and going about your day is
"wasteful". If you've got that much guilt about your actions then sailing's
the least of your worries.

As for brain power, having to constantly fiddle with sailing a boat doesn't
make one any smarter. Sure, you've got to take a whole bunch of things into
consideration in order to have the boat actually get somewhere. That you
want to equate that with IQ is laughable, at best.

Fortunately the powerboaters can simply throttle up
and leave that behind.

Which takes exactly how much skill & IQ?? My point exactly.

Your point? You've made such a pathetic argument there really isn't a
point. I'd quote IQ numbers to you but I get the impression I'd be making
you look like more of an idiot than you've already done yourself.

For us it was a simple choice. We work, we're not retired and would like to
enjoy a number of different places on the Bay. We've limited time (mainly
weekends) to do it. A good number of times we'd be bringing clients along.
The last point was the single biggest reason not to go with a sailboat.
Having to put your clients to work, or risk YELLING at them as they're about
to get brained by the boom isn't exactly conducive to maintaining a good
relationship.

I think sailing's a great way to enjoy the water, and so's powerboating.
Why sailors insist on flogging their sport as "better" is pointless. It
doesn't work for everyone, so give it a rest.

-Bill Kearney