Ellen MacArthur wrote:
Wind generators. Solar generators. Diesel generators. Shore power cords. Fridges. Freezers.
Air conditioners. Water heaters. Microwave ovens. Propellers. What do all these have to do with
sailboats? I think the answer is people like that don't want a sailboat. They want to put their house
inside a boat. That's OK if they just stayed far far away from people who don't want to be hassled
by all their commotion. And out of sight of people who don't want houses navigating around.
Not to mention their air pollution. Why do anchorages these days have to smell like an airport or a
truck stop? Why does the biggest smelliest noisiest boat always anchor right upwind of the fleet?
They can't seem to stay away. They get as close to you as they can. It's as if they really want to
bother you. The one thing all boats need is a decibel meter. If it gets higher than normal speech then
it explodes and sinks the boat.... YES! And they need a diesel fume detector. If it goes off it empties
the holding tank into the bilge.
I always thought sailors were a quiet, uncomplicated group. I've discovered there's way too many
selfish people who aren't sailors. They're Winnebago drivers lost on the water.... They're confused.
They think Spock said "the needs of the one outweigh the needs of the few or the many."

Cheers,
Ellen

What no pictures?

Oh well. Go back to your land house turn down the thermastat, turn up
the TV, and live as a slave to the grid.

BTW if you have good insulation, you cant even hear the gen-set inside
the boat, and if your airtight with AC's running you don't even smell
deisel fumes ever. If you double reef the mizzen, it will act as a wind
vain and keeps the stern exhast heading down wind away from your boat
at anchor. Now unless you live aboard without power eating your fish as
sushi you really have nothing to bitch about, your just spewing your
exhaust ashore.

Joe