"Gilligan" wrote
| They can plainly see that sailing (as RB does it) burns the same amount of
| calories as bowling!


Sailing the right kind of boat does burn lots of calories. I've got good muscle tone and
some of it's because of sailing. It's good for the abs hiking out and leaning back on dinghies.....
If your interested I could post a photo of my flat tummy with abs better than most men have.
It goes to show that sailing can be physical. But only if you stick with the basics.

Cheers,
Ellen