but I don't dishonor the true heritage of boats by treating it
like
a some kind of superior experience

Sailors all through history (at least those that chose to sail and weren't impressed) have thought sailing to be a superior
experience. If you equate the act of sailing to any other day-in/day-out experience, why do it? It's not like you have to.
There must be something about it that is superior in your eyes or else there would be no purpose for it.
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