"Dave" wrote in message
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On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:29:26 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
said:

Simply put - to thine own self be true.

Ah, the irony of that line.

By whom was it spoken? Was the advice he was giving treated by the
playwrite
as wisdom? Or was the advice to be portrayed as empty words from a
blowhard
of no substance?

That particular phrase is thought to have been first penned by Wm.
Shakespeare, of course. But, in reality, he plagiarized it. He paraphrased
2 Corinthians 13:5 (New International Version)

Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do
you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you-unless, of course, you fail the
test?

God Almighty, not mankind, is behind all things.

Wilbur Hubbard

On Oct 21, 3:37*pm, "jlrogers±³©" wrote:
"jlrogers±³©" wrote in message

... Former sailboat owners tell why they switched to powerboats and how much
they enjoy them.
http://www.motorboating.com/articleH...?ID=1000065935
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jlrogers±³©

Why is every one in such a hurry? I thought it was the journey, not the
destination?

I love being out there far from land with just the wind and your boat
and some dolphins, but I'm not much for sailing *just* for the sake of
sailing (say, around and around the bay). For me, when it comes to
anchorage-hopping, it's more about sitting in the harbor / cove at
anchor, sipping a cocktail, preparing your just-caught yellowtail.

I guess I'm saying that if the journey isn't at all adventurous or
exhilarating, then it has to be about the destination. And for many of
those sailors-turned-power-boaters, I'd suspect that adventure and
exhilaration is, for some reason, our of their vocabulary. And their
destination is just close enough to motor to.

Pants
s/v Chemistry
Lying San Carlos, Sonora, MX
tacotraveler.com

I can certainly understand that, but I do enjoy sailing in the SF bay, even
when it's not for money. I suppose there are some destination up here that
are worth being at, Angel Island, Sams, the former tends toward zoo status
of lots of powerboaters on weekends (though certainly the majority are
sailboats), and the latter has too many "beautiful" people (who drove there)
sitting on the deck.

In Baja, I definitely enjoyed the destinations immensly.

"Andypants" wrote in message
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On Oct 21, 3:37 pm, "jlrogers±³©" wrote:
"jlrogers±³©" wrote in message

... Former sailboat owners
tell why they switched to powerboats and how much
they enjoy them.
http://www.motorboating.com/articleH...?ID=1000065935
--
jlrogers±³©

Why is every one in such a hurry? I thought it was the journey, not the
destination?

I love being out there far from land with just the wind and your boat
and some dolphins, but I'm not much for sailing *just* for the sake of
sailing (say, around and around the bay). For me, when it comes to
anchorage-hopping, it's more about sitting in the harbor / cove at
anchor, sipping a cocktail, preparing your just-caught yellowtail.

I guess I'm saying that if the journey isn't at all adventurous or
exhilarating, then it has to be about the destination. And for many of
those sailors-turned-power-boaters, I'd suspect that adventure and
exhilaration is, for some reason, our of their vocabulary. And their
destination is just close enough to motor to.

Pants
s/v Chemistry
Lying San Carlos, Sonora, MX
tacotraveler.com




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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

On Oct 21, 9:04*pm, "Capt. JG" wrote:
I can certainly understand that, but I do enjoy sailing in the SF bay, even
when it's not for money. I suppose there are some destination up here that
are worth being at, Angel Island, Sams, the former tends toward zoo status
of lots of powerboaters on weekends (though certainly the majority are
sailboats), and the latter has too many "beautiful" people (who drove there)
sitting on the deck.



When I was on my way down the coast, I stopped in SF for a month, and
*did* take a day-sail to Angel Island. However, it wasn't about the
sailing; I took a girl to show off my boat and truthfully my objective
was to get laid. (Yes, I remember Bobsprit - hopefully the comparisons
end there). Anyway... file under: "exhilaration."

I suppose a pretty important factor (outside of adventure,
exhilaration, destination) would be "relaxation," which is probably
more important to many day-sailors than any of the others, and isn't
something power boats can compete with - during the journey, anyway.

Pants
s/v Chemistry
Lying San Carlos, Sonora, MX
tacotraveler.com