Bob Crantz wrote:
The Wall Street Journal just did a feature on minivans. The Kia Sedona
didn't even get mentioned.


That's because it sounds French

DSK

On 18 Jul 2006 15:43:21 -0700, "Capt. Rob" wrote:


And a number of my friends have or are thinking about moving from sail
to power


Any thinking of just selling their sailboats and buying a good rock
tumbler and maybe also maybe take up playing the banjo???
Cuz that's what it means to give up sailing. You don't compromise by
buying a trawler. Compromise would be a Fisher 37 or a Nauticat. A
trawler means you GAVE UP SAILING.
Period. And spare me the crap about sailing dinks around. Doug doesn't
do it anymore. If you haven't time for a sailboat, you haven't time for
a trawler and a dink!
Your friends are as gay as Doug.


Fairly sure I never mentioned time as an issue, but I'll let them know
what you think. Sure they will be as concerned about your opinion as
I am.


RB
35s5
NY

"Frank Boettcher" wrote in message
news
On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 17:30:14 -0400, "Scotty"

wrote:

''One who never gets out of the Sound cannot,
with any degree of
credibility, comment on the courage of fellow sailors'


Hey that's my copywrite! But you can use it anytime to
hammer
Boobspit.


Well, I asked you if I could use it.

You didn't say no.


Scotty.....''One who never gets out of the Sound cannot,
with any degree of
credibility, comment on the courage of fellow sailors''

"Frank Boettcher" wrote

And a number of my friends have or are thinking about
moving from sail
to power, with trawlers being the boat of choice. They
haven't
necessarily given up on sailing, just on the practicality
of owning a
large sailboat given their individual circumstances. One,
in Boca
Raton, lives on a canal on the wrong side of a couple of
fixed
bridges. Wants a boat he can keep at his house, rigged
and ready.
This is the guy who taught me to sail when we were both
teenagers.
His decision makes sense to me. Other similar stories.
Doug's
probably just as rational, but if not it would be only an
opinion and
none of my business anyway.


I've always found trawler people to be more like sailors
than powerboaters. They will give you ''right of way'', with
a friendly wave. They tend to be more quite at anchor than
your normal PBer.

Bob**** is all about image. He thinks his image of a sailor
is cool. Maybe some day he'll wake up to reality.


--
Scotty.....''One who never gets out of the Sound cannot,
with any degree of
credibility, comment on the courage of fellow sailors''

In article ,
Bob Crantz wrote:

Time is the most precious commodity. If you are putting your time into a
sailboat, your time is missing from something else.

Not true! Time spent sailing doesn't count againt your life.

For most, you included, sailing is a few hours escape from life. It is far
from being life itself as is an arcade game or some other distraction.

What moment sums up your life?

I don't speak for "most," only for myself... It is no escape. It is
life. The alternative is not worth considering. You've been away from
it too long.



--
Capt. JG @@
www.sailnow.com

"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Bob Crantz wrote:

Time is the most precious commodity. If you are putting your time into a
sailboat, your time is missing from something else.

Not true! Time spent sailing doesn't count againt your life.

"Time spent climbing is not subtracted from your life."


For most, you included, sailing is a few hours escape from life. It is far
from being life itself as is an arcade game or some other distraction.

What moment sums up your life?

I don't speak for "most," only for myself... It is no escape. It is
life. The alternative is not worth considering.

There are plenty of alternatives. Some are even considered superior to
sailing by others.


You've been away from
it too long.

For me for now it is an escape, something for "fun".

On Wed, 19 Jul 2006 00:35:29 -0400, "Scotty"
wrote:


"Frank Boettcher" wrote in message
news
On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 17:30:14 -0400, "Scotty"

wrote:

''One who never gets out of the Sound cannot,
with any degree of
credibility, comment on the courage of fellow sailors'


Hey that's my copywrite! But you can use it anytime to
hammer
Boobspit.


Well, I asked you if I could use it.

You didn't say no.


Scotty.....''One who never gets out of the Sound cannot,
with any degree of
credibility, comment on the courage of fellow sailors''




All yours.

Frank

On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 20:10:31 -0500, Frank Boettcher
wrote:

On 18 Jul 2006 15:43:21 -0700, "Capt. Rob" wrote:


And a number of my friends have or are thinking about moving from sail
to power


Any thinking of just selling their sailboats and buying a good rock
tumbler and maybe also maybe take up playing the banjo???
Cuz that's what it means to give up sailing. You don't compromise by
buying a trawler. Compromise would be a Fisher 37 or a Nauticat. A
trawler means you GAVE UP SAILING.
Period. And spare me the crap about sailing dinks around. Doug doesn't
do it anymore. If you haven't time for a sailboat, you haven't time for
a trawler and a dink!
Your friends are as gay as Doug.


Fairly sure I never mentioned time as an issue, but I'll let them know
what you think. Sure they will be as concerned about your opinion as
I am.


RB
35s5
NY


Whatever was I thinking. Of course I'll not bother them with this.
To offer this opinion to this group of individuals with their sailing
resumes and life accomplishments, and to let them know that it came
from a LIS day sailor who never leaves the Sound, who spends his non
sailing hours as a yard errand boy, a marine junk peddler on ebay, and
an incessant troll merchant in this group would be disrespectful at
the very least. They would rightfully question my sanity.

Frank

Bob**** is all about image. He thinks his image of a sailor
is cool.


Kowabunga, Dude! Exactly right.


RB
35s5
NY

"Bob Crantz" wrote in

"Time spent climbing is not subtracted from your life."


What goes up , must come down.

Amen!