And yet, my boat has traveled up and down the East Coast from Canada
to Key West, and its still going strong. Yours never got 200 miles
from home, and is now a yellow smudge on the ocean bottom.

BTW, no electric winches, no generator, no A/C, not too much booze.
But yes, we eat rather well.


* Wilbur Hubbard wrote, On 6/9/2007 10:00 AM:

You need to remember that Jeff has a catamaran. Those things have a
limited following which gets more limited every time a story of one
capsizing with loss of life appears in the news.

Start noticing the type of individuals you see on multi-hulls. You will
NEVER see any owner who is not obese and unable to balance on a regular
sailboat. You will see children and dogs that need a stable platform.
You will see multiple electrical systems that do all the work so the
out-of-shape crew doesn't have to because they aren't able to. You will
see generators running and air conditioners going because the crew is
not really sailors but lubbers who are more interested in a floating
galley where they can prepare and consume gourmet meals three or four
times a day. You will see a liquor cabinet or locker bigger than fuel
tank which is never less than fifty gallons. I think you get the point.
And, because of all this . . .

Unlike your boat, Jeff's catamaran is unsafe in anything but sheltered
waters. If your boat gets knocked down it will come back up. If Jeff's
catamaran gets knocked down it will turn turtle and stay that way until
it washes up on shore someplace. (if it lasts that long without breaking
up!) If the crew gets tossed overboard they will drown. If they are
trapped inside they will eventually suffocate. That's the choice the man
has made. And he says he loves his family. Hah! Would YOU put your loved
ones in harm's way like that?

Wilbur Hubbard