Sailing is DEAD
 

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©

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"jlrogers±³©" wrote in message
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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©



I know it's true, a motor boating magaizine told me so!
I know a few people that made the swap and their reasons were that they had
gotten too old for the activities required to sail. Their words not mine.

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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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Sailboats are inherently dangerous, more so than powerboats. At a point in
some people's lives the risk is much greater than the return or their
objectives are greater than what a sailboat can provide. At least these
people can still go out enjoy yachting aboard their Krogen 57s and other
brand new, high end yachts. It's a matter of convenience. A pilothouse
sailboat is a good stepping stone to a full blown motor yacht.

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"mmc" wrote in message
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"jlrogers±³©" wrote in message
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Former sailboat owners tell why they switched to powerboats and how much
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http://www.motorboating.com/articleH...?ID=1000065935
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I know it's true, a motor boating magaizine told me so!
I know a few people that made the swap and their reasons were that they
had gotten too old for the activities required to sail. Their words not
mine.


It is not a question of age -it is a question of how strong and fit they
have succeeded in remaining.
Anyway, the article does not prove anything except that Florida is a
retirement area and also not sailboat friendly.
I think a big part of that is that a decent sailboat draws too much water.
I imported a very fine sailboat from Florida which was a good deal for me
because the guy bought it up north and immediately spent a lot of money on
it before discovering that 7' draft rather limits his options in Florida..
They even ran her aground during the survey while going to the shipyard to
haul her out for me.
7' draft is no problem at all in Norway and I do not need to worry about
meeting heavy weather with over 3 tonnes of lead down there

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"jlrogers±³©" wrote
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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Well, I enjoy our powerboat quite a lot, but it's not like the ones in
that magazine article.


"mmc" wrote:
I know it's true, a motor boating magaizine told me so!
I know a few people that made the swap and their reasons were that they had
gotten too old for the activities required to sail. Their words not mine.

It's not necessarily a question of being "too old," it's a question of
what you want to do versus what the boat(s) in question are capable
of. The main thing that motorboats do better is cover more area in a
given period of time.... they go faster (duh). Even a slow trawler
like ours runs at 7 knots easily & comfortably... and thru 4' deep
water, more importantly from our point of view... and if you ever make
a passage like that in a 36' cruising sailboat, you brag about it for
the rest of your life. But most powerboaters want to go significantly
faster than that,even. So if you want to get to Point X within Time Y,
power makes a lot more sense than sail.

If you love to sail, then a powerboat is not what you want. That's why
I have both!

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

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I didn't read the whole article, but it seems to me that a ragbagger who
switches to a stinkpot is much more likely to observe the rules of the road
and the obligations a powerboat has vs. someone who moved from a motorcycle
to a powerboat. I can certainly see why some would switch to power. It has
its allure, especially when you get older.

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On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:38:49 -0500, "jlrogers±³©"
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Former sailboat owners tell why they switched to powerboats and how much
they enjoy them.
http://www.motorboating.com/articleH...?ID=1000065935


All of the people I started sailing with and sailed with for years
have, for one reason or another, switched to power.

Frank

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"Frank Boettcher" wrote in message
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On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:38:49 -0500, "jlrogers±³©"
wrote:

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


All of the people I started sailing with and sailed with for years
have, for one reason or another, switched to power.

Frank


What reasons did they give? I've had a couple of friends who've done the
same or are contemplating it, despite the high fuel prices. Basically, it's
a matter of convenience and a better get-there speed for them.

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

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"jlrogers±³©" wrote in message
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"jlrogers±³©" wrote in message
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Former sailboat owners tell why they switched to powerboats and how much
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Why is every one in such a hurry? I thought it was the journey, not the
destination?


Old men in a hurry are pathetic.

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