Sailing is Life. The rest is just details. At least that's what
my tee shirt says.

"katysails" wrote in message
...

such a tag-along-for-approval's-
sake type.

You need to talk to people who know me in real life...once again, you know
nothing (Gadfry...that sounds like Ganz!)
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katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

Thank GOD!

"Horvath" wrote in message
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On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 19:41:03 -0400, "Scott Vernon"
wrote this crap:

Going back to something that's a necessity (work), so I can feed & clothe
my
family, which BTW I do love more than sailing. I'm guessing 98% here
would
put family before sailing.

I certainly would.

But I have no family.





Ave Imperator Bush!
Bush Was Right! Four More Beers!

You sail because it is FUN!!! Escapism
in a nutshell.


Good grief.



RB

You mean I have to make room on the bus for him too??

No..it is the road to Hell, you know. You can be as selfish as you want. In fact, it will get you there quicker.

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katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

While we don't push racing, we do introduce the kids to it. You'd be
surprised how many come up to me at the end of the day with comments
like,"Wow! you really learn a lot more about sailing when you race."
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Steve
S/V Pony Express

"John Cairns" wrote in message
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If you love sailing so much, WHY DON'T YOU RACE? I think many folks would
agree that racing IS the purest form of sailing. If you think that sailing
isn't escapism, then you don't have a clear idea what the word means. Do
you
sail because it reminds you of work? You sail because it is FUN!!!
Escapism
in a nutshell.
John Cairns
"Simple Simon" wrote in message
news
One goes sailing for the love of sailing and the love of sailing alone.

Sailing to escape is not a pursuit worthy of a man. It makes a mockery
of the world's most noble way of life. Escapism assumes the escaper
is going back to something he loves more. Anyone who loves anything
more than sailing is no sailor by definition.


"John Cairns" wrote in message
...
That's weird, I thought the whole idea was to escape? Even those folks
sailing around the world(not racing) would probably define their
travels
as
escapism. If Neal is such critic of escapism sailing, why isn't he
racing?
John Cairns
"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
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I think Neal went off on a tirade about 'escapism sailing' once.
That's
what
I did, went sailing to escape. Been working steady for 3-4 weeks. I
needed
a
break. Took a few days, sailed down to Rock Hall and 'hid' in the
boat.
Worked like a charm! Feel much better now and ready to get back to
the
grindstone.

BTW, there was 1,233 posts this morning!

Scotty

"Wow! you really learn a lot more about sailing when you race."

Holy mother of god.


RB