"Rosalie B." wrote in message
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Bob wrote:

On Mar 1, 6:01 pm, Rosalie B. wrote:

Hi:

And do you notice that all have a Recreational documentation......

No they weren't. One was Passenger (Uninspected) and one was
Unclassified.

NONE are Coast Wise.... But I suppose you could also find a few pig
boats that were documented Coast Wise too.

I've been following the CG documentation site for some time (8 or 10
years). Those designations are not consistent at all, and have
nothing to do with how the boat is used and/or what the boat is
capable of.

I have a list of 378 CSYs most of the documented and there is only one
of them that has a Coastwise designation without Recreational or
Fishing added. Some are Passenger, and some are Unclassified. But
the majority are Recreational.

Names of the boats on the list include Emerald Dragon (has been to
South America), El Unicorn (SSCA Commodores), one formerly named
Hungry Heifer (was in charter in the Chesapeake and now in St.
Thomas), one that was Sailin' Bear, one that was Floating Bear, Ol'
Dog 2 (also SSCA), several named Pegasus, and Peter Rabbit. All
documented Recreational.

The documentation has nothing to do with reality.

In case you are not familiar with SSCA Membership requirements:

*
*The applicant(s) must have been an Associate member of the SSCA and lived
aboard his or her own sailboat for at least 12 consecutive months prior to
making this application. The boat must have been the principal residence
of the Applicant (s) at the time of application.
*# Distance
*One of the following cruising distance requirements must be met:
*
* 1. 1,000 mile ocean passage nonstop, or
* 2. 1,500 mile offshore passage with not more than one stop, or
* 3. 2,000 mile coastal passage with unlimited stops (one stop must be
at least 1,000 miles from the starting point, excluding waterways, lakes,
rivers and canals).


So it looks to be a bunch of luberly lake people name their boats all
sort of discusting things...

Hell, why not Blow Job or maybe Wet Spot...... as well.

Yes people display a shocking lack of taste when naming boats. There's
only one documented Blow Job, but there are 30 boats named Wet Spot.

I saw one called Blood Vessel and another called Windward Sausage. Not sure
about their documentation status.



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