"Scotty" wrote:
I returned to the slip one Saturday, after a 4 day sail and
my 'neighbor' was there and asked, '' you finally going for
a sail?''. I answered no, I just got back. Then he said how
he's noticed my boat tied up most weekends. I don't like
weekends during ''the season'' when all the weekend warrior
stink potters are out.


It's true that some have different schedules; but the fact remains
that a large number of boats sit unused. If you walk the docks and
look around, you can tell a boat that is taken out often and taken
care of, albeit in times when there many not be anybody to see, from
one that just sits unloved.

The New Bern marina dockmaster once said that about 20% of the boats
in his marina have never been taken out once during the years they've
been parked there. The man in the slip next to us has taken his boat
out twice in 4 years, spent more time prepping for hurricanes than he
has sailing. It's also true that there are many owners who live far
away, one boat is owned from Colorado and the owner goes on a 2 week
trip every year and doesn't see the boat otherwise.

One reason why there are so many different kinds of boats is that
there are so many different kinds of sailors!

DSK