On Mon, 15 Jun 09, Frogwatch wrote:
the two forms of boating and realized they
have entirely different motives. Sailing is ussually about the act of
boating, ie the actual sailing whereas powerboating is mostly about
using the boat to go places. We go sailing for a day without going
anywhere, just back and forth across Apalachee Bay or just out-as-far-
as-we-can-go. We always use the powerboat to go someplace cool (ok,
in this case really hot).
If I had to choose one over the other, I do not know which it would be.

I was right there with ya until you mentioned, up there somewhere,
that a Mac 26 would be the future of sailboat sales. I think there are
too many anti-sailors and too many anti-powerboaters in the world for
a one boat compromise to ever become very popular (even though the
salespitch makes sense to those of us who like both).. But I
completely agree they're two completely different sports. Like the
difference between football and basketball, and I find the debate over
one being better than the other,an excercise in misunderstanding. I've
been trying to convince both my sailing buddies and my powerboat
buddies of that for years but both camps seem to be stuck in their
viewpoints.

I don't know what I'd choose, if I had to choose. Probably sail, but
...... well crap. I ain't given' up either one!

Anyhow, I think you've already found the best compromise. Own a
sailboat AND a powerboat. You wouldn't buy a pregnant looking
basket/foot ball and try to play both games at once (with a hoop on
one end of a court/field and a goal line on the other.

And I'm not saying a Mac 26 is a bad idea. It's great for many people,
obviously. I just don't think a compromise will ever approach the
popularity of either sail or power.

Rick