Dave wrote:

On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:34:09 -0400, "Scotty" said:


I didn't know the CG had the authority for something like
that.
Don't they still train recruits on the Eagle? I guess only
a handful, huh?
At least the Navy still sails. Saw them racing their 44s
down in Annapolis.

Dunno about now, but back when I was crewing on local races the Coasties
were very active in campaigning a fleet of J24s.

Learning to sail used to be a required part of Navy ROTC here. This
stopped about 8(?) years ago. We used to give them sailing lessons, but
for the most part they weren't really interested. We tried to get them
motivated, but they tended to look at the sailboats about like a tank
commander looks at a horse. Well, you can lead a sailor to water, but
you can't make him sail. Or something like that.

//Walt