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I only said that you'd have to be psychologically maladjusted to not want
to ever take other people with you... or be such a foul-tempered cretin
that nobody would go.



Bob Crantz wrote:
You forgot the case of an incompetent sailor on a death trap boat. It's
recommended that they sail alone.


Yes, there is that, too.

DSK

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Bob Crantz wrote:
You forgot the case of an incompetent sailor on a death trap boat. It's
recommended that they sail alone.


Been there, done that. A big part of sailing is learning how
to do it better, and everybody has to start somewhere.

The ones to look out for are the incompetent sailors who
brag about their death trap boats.

DSK

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"Marc" wrote:
90% of my sailing is single handed and I needed to test my limits. A
Freedom is just about the best single hander there is.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y3/...erRigged60.jpg

Everything is right the L to R : Main Sheet , 2nd Reef, 1st Reef,,
Cunningham, , Outhaul, Port Traveler, Vang, Jib Halyard, Main Halyard,
Jib Sheet, Starboard Traveler. Not Shown: Jib Down Haul, Lazy Jacks,
Self tacking Jib.

You forgot to put your pics into PhotoShop or Paint and put the arrows to
the items you are talking about. Remember, some of us are still trying to
learn from the arrogant sailors...

LP

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"Lady Pilot" wrote in message
news:dcufg.18259$8q.2909@dukeread08...

"Marc" wrote:
90% of my sailing is single handed and I needed to test
my limits. A
Freedom is just about the best single hander there is.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y3/...ompletedCabinR
oofwTravelerRigged60.jpg

Everything is right the L to R : Main Sheet , 2nd
Reef, 1st Reef,,
Cunningham, , Outhaul, Port Traveler, Vang, Jib Halyard,
Main Halyard,
Jib Sheet, Starboard Traveler. Not Shown: Jib Down Haul,
Lazy Jacks,
Self tacking Jib.

You forgot to put your pics into PhotoShop or Paint and
put the arrows to
the items you are talking about. Remember, some of us are
still trying to
learn from the arrogant sailors...


stupid girl...

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"Lady Pilot" wrote in message

Remember, some of us are still trying to learn from the arrogant
sailors...

If there's a problem wouldn't it be better to try to learn from sailors that
aren't arrogant?

The first true step to learning is to remove the impediments.

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Doug,

Your building a scenario that isn't necessarily true. Single handing
doesn't mean long distant voyaging. The majority of single handing is
day sailing, coastal sailing from port to port or even a few hours out
on the Bay just getting alone and relaxing. No lack of sleep. no heading
into crowded conditions. Actually, that is the goal of single-handing;
getting away from crowded conditions.

I've single handed many times just in the Bay; a hour up wind and then
setting the boat in hove-to conditions, a pot of coffee on, BBQ ribs in
the Dutch Oven and just drifting. Just me and the dog. Some of the best
evenings of my memory. Sure beat waiting for the "Pizza Guy"

http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ThomPage

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Thom Stewart wrote:

Doug,

Your building a scenario that isn't necessarily true. Single handing
doesn't mean long distant voyaging. The majority of single handing is
day sailing, coastal sailing from port to port or even a few hours out
on the Bay just getting alone and relaxing. No lack of sleep. no heading
into crowded conditions. Actually, that is the goal of single-handing;
getting away from crowded conditions.


Sounds good to me. I don't like crowds myself. I think there
can be as many different reasons to singlehand as there are
singlehanders.

We've always had more people that wanted to go sailing with
us than we've had time to take them. So unless I'm sailing a
Laser, singlehanding makes me feel slightly guilty for
leaving somebody behind.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King