Living aboard one's vessel is the ONLY way to get to know her
as well as you should if you are going to do any sailing in other
than sheltered waters. Living aboard indicates a commitment
to the sailing life - not just sailing as a temporary diversion from
a pathetic shore life.

Your argument is unfortunate because using the same logic I could
just as well say you can be a successful married couple without being
married and without living together. Your logic, like that of most women,
is seriously flawed.


"katysails" wrote in message ...
Not one of them lives aboard his vessel

Living aboard a sailboat requires no additional skills than living aboard a house or condo, tent, or camper, or anything else.
Each has a place to sleep, a place to eat, a place to potty (hoipefully). If you prefer cedar buckets, you can have one at
any
of those places. Ambience does not a sailor make. Sailing is the skill,; not living aboard. We all know you know how to
live
(in a limited sort of way). What we ask if: How are you going to prove you really know how to sail?

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katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
Ad eundum quo nemo ante iit.
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"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
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