On 17/10/12 19:35, Wilbur Hubbard wrote:
Good GRIEF! What a silly attitude. A 35-foot sailboat can be
pushed out of a slip by hand for gosh sake. If wind and current
is against you, have you ever heard of warping it out? Duh!

Or you can start the engine. Some people prefer one thing, some the
other. So what?

Imagine if your lazy attitude was in place 200-250 years ago
in the age of sail where very large vessels plied the seas and
the ports without the hint of an engine on board.

I trust you view fore-and-aft rigs with equal disdain.

Ian