Sailing, as almost any endeavour, can be looked at as serving either of two
purposes. The first, and most common, is simply a form of escapism. It can
be an escape from the toils, drudgeries or stress of everyday life. The
second purpose is much more directed. That purpose is character building and
personal challenge.

It's obvious that Bobsprit sails exclusively for escapism but to what depth?
He has no regular job and really no stress in life. So what is it that he
escapes from? Himself. He goes back and forth to the dock and in and out of
the harbor - several times a day. It's his life and he has little to show
for it. For him there's no challenge, no building of skills, no building of
character. Why? Because there is nothing to put those acquisitions in.
There's nobody there to see him run an inlet when the tide changes, so why
bother? It's better if people just see him in his boat whether tied to the
dock or motoring around the pier.

You see, Bobsprit can only "find" himself in the material things he owns and
the facade he puts on for others. He chides others for working, realizing
little that others find productive achievement quite satisfying. He chides
others for owning lesser craft, not understanding that a boat is simply a
tool, an extension of the sailor's ability and not the other way around. His
only metric for the world is "what do others think".

It must be a living hell to go about life adrift in such shallow miseries.
For some they never know it, so it follows ignorance is bliss. For others,
such as Bobsprit, he knows. He only takes a quick glance in the mirror,
never a hard look. The Long Island Sound is a true allogory to this hollow
shell of a person.

Sid

"Sidney Greenstreet" wrote:

Give it up, Nil. A loser wannabe by any name is still a Nil.


Rick

Explain those preheater downtubes one more time.



"Rick" wrote in message
...
"Sidney Greenstreet" wrote:

Give it up, Nil. A loser wannabe by any name is still a Nil.


Rick

Sidney Greenstreet wrote:
Explain those preheater downtubes one more time.

??? Perhaps you need to explain them. Or keep better track of your
paranoid fantasies.

Methinks you are truly delusional now ...

But still loser wannabe ...

Rick

Well, it opened well and then you had to go and ruin it by bs-ing =
us.....

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"Sidney Greenstreet" wrote in message
ink.net...

It's obvious that Bobsprit sails exclusively for escapism but to what
depth?

I dunno! What's the deepest water within three miles of the Long Island
shore?



Regards


Donal
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What's the deepest water within three miles of the Long Island
shore?

Good christ.


RB

It's obvious that Bobsprit sails exclusively for escapism but to what
depth?

es·cap·ism ( ¹-sk³“p¹z�…m) n. 1. The tendency to escape from daily
reality or routine by indulging in daydreaming, fantasy, or entertainment.

So I indulge in sailing to escape daily reality? Eeek gad!!!!

RB

Sir, a most excellent description of Booby's true motives
(and those of most of this group of wannabes).

However, there's at least one other purpose to sailing and
it's got to do with living a life one loves without having any
other ulterior motives. I sail and live aboard because the life
suits me. It's got nothing to do with building skills and character -
one either has these or not. Sailing will not develop the un-
developable. I would humbly suggest it's just the opposite.
Sailing can only hone to a keen edge native skills. Those who
lack them will rarely succeed as sailors. This is perhaps the
primary reason Booby and most of the group as a whole will
never be sailors. Hollow men yes, sailors no!

S.Simon - sails because it suits


"Sidney Greenstreet" wrote in message ink.net...
Sailing, as almost any endeavour, can be looked at as serving either of two
purposes. The first, and most common, is simply a form of escapism. It can
be an escape from the toils, drudgeries or stress of everyday life. The
second purpose is much more directed. That purpose is character building and
personal challenge.

It's obvious that Bobsprit sails exclusively for escapism but to what depth?
He has no regular job and really no stress in life. So what is it that he
escapes from? Himself. He goes back and forth to the dock and in and out of
the harbor - several times a day. It's his life and he has little to show
for it. For him there's no challenge, no building of skills, no building of
character. Why? Because there is nothing to put those acquisitions in.
There's nobody there to see him run an inlet when the tide changes, so why
bother? It's better if people just see him in his boat whether tied to the
dock or motoring around the pier.

You see, Bobsprit can only "find" himself in the material things he owns and
the facade he puts on for others. He chides others for working, realizing
little that others find productive achievement quite satisfying. He chides
others for owning lesser craft, not understanding that a boat is simply a
tool, an extension of the sailor's ability and not the other way around. His
only metric for the world is "what do others think".

It must be a living hell to go about life adrift in such shallow miseries.
For some they never know it, so it follows ignorance is bliss. For others,
such as Bobsprit, he knows. He only takes a quick glance in the mirror,
never a hard look. The Long Island Sound is a true allogory to this hollow
shell of a person.

Sid

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
What's the deepest water within three miles of the Long Island
shore?

Good christ.

Why don't you answer the question?

Don't you have the necessary charts?



Regards


Donal
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