Capt. Rob wrote:
Scotty actually quoted a real report. Not a made up one.


Sorry, Jeff. 1010 WINS and 102.7 weather both reported potential gusts
to 35 and 40 MPH.

Really? They give marine forecasts? Obviously not very good ones.


For most
people, there is a difference.

Yeah, max wind gusts were only 28 MPH. That's great weather for a 35s5
to be flying full main and genny!

yada yada yada. You didn't last very long, did you? You thought you
were going out in 40 knots and you didn't bring any gear or extra
clothes? Did you even go out at all?




Why would anyone brag about that? Did you make it?

Nope, but it has led to a great situation for me!

What situation? Your boat goes 3% faster. Meanwhile, you've given up
using the jib so you go 10% slower. In other words, it doesn't do
anything for you except give you "bragging rights."


People are rightfully proud of their accomplishments. Only
jackasses
brag about acquisitions.


You're not proud of you vessel and the research and effort it took to
choose her? You're not proud of your efforts to keep her ship-shape?
You're not proud of your boat?

Its just a lot of plastic. I'm proud of what I've done with my boat,
how far its taken us, how my daughter has grown up on it. Recently I
told her we could sell it and travel the country, maybe travel the
world, maybe get a beach cottage, whatever. She turned down every
offer and said she'd rather have the family sailing together. Now
that made me proud.

That's really sad, Jeff. I can't agree with you at all.

Obviously. You like to brag about your possessions. What else do you
have?

Any time your
efforts lead to a nice success, even in an acquisition, it is certainly
an accomplishment.

I wrote a check. It wasn't that hard. Yes, a lot of work went into
picking the right boat for us, but that's personal satisfaction,
nothing to brag about.

I'm not saying you should be overly proud of picking
a ripe melon, but a yacht in it's entirety is something much different.
Either you didn't think your statement through, or you and I feel
exactly the same about the PDQ 36.

I have no idea how you really feel about anything. Do you? Bragging
about possessions is just a way of covering up your emptiness.