SUZY wrote:

I have to disagree Doug, Solo sailing , having the ocean to yourself is
a very cool thing.



I never said it wasn't, although IMHO going across oceans
and/or thru traffic zones while sleep-deprived is
unseamanlike and puts others in danger.

I have sailed alone quite a lot myself, so what is it that
you disagree with, exactly?


On a scale of 1-10 on how important sailing is I'd give it a 7, on
getting out on the water and mastering any vessel now thats a 10+ a
since of accomplishment thats hard to match.


I never said it wasn't.

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.

DSK

DSK wrote:
SUZY wrote:

I have to disagree Doug, Solo sailing , having the ocean to yourself is
a very cool thing.



I never said it wasn't, although IMHO going across oceans
and/or thru traffic zones while sleep-deprived is
unseamanlike and puts others in danger.

I have sailed alone quite a lot myself, so what is it that
you disagree with, exactly?


On a scale of 1-10 on how important sailing is I'd give it a 7, on
getting out on the water and mastering any vessel now thats a 10+ a
since of accomplishment thats hard to match.


I never said it wasn't.

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.

DSK

Oh!

Capt. Suzy
35s5
NY

"DSK" wrote in message
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SUZY wrote:

I have to disagree Doug, Solo sailing , having the ocean to yourself is
a very cool thing.



I never said it wasn't, although IMHO going across oceans and/or thru
traffic zones while sleep-deprived is unseamanlike and puts others in
danger.

I have sailed alone quite a lot myself, so what is it that you disagree
with, exactly?


On a scale of 1-10 on how important sailing is I'd give it a 7, on
getting out on the water and mastering any vessel now thats a 10+ a
since of accomplishment thats hard to match.


I never said it wasn't.

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.

DSK


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

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

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

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"

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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