"paulthomascpa" wrote in message
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"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote
Very revealing those links. It makes me wonder why anybody would want to
cruise from city to city, from crowd to crowd, from noise to noise, from
breathing air full of diesel exhaust, to listen to 24/7 barking dogs and
drunk people, shore side emergency vehicle racket, wake after wake rolling
the boat.

If I were to do a world cruise, it'd for sure include the major ports of
call. It'd also include lots and lots of the smaller ports, bays, harbors,
fjords, rivers, and such. But it'd include the major ports because you have
to go to those too.


Aboard a cruise ship, yes, provided one craves crowds, noise, pollution and
crime. But, to subject one's self to all that while cruising in your own
private yacht smacks of masochism. . . It seems like too many people these
days don't really want to do what a small private yacht does best get away
from it all, instead they want to sight see. Take a freaking airplane.

For me (and other real sailors) the journey is the primary reason to sail, not
the destination. Any destination that is at odds with the solitude and
individualism of the journey definitely detracts from the journey. Major ports
are for those who can't really enjoy the journey for its own sake. Those who
seek out major ports in lieu of small, quiet, off the beaten path destinations
haven't a clue about getting away from it all and even less of a clue as to
what cruising in a small private yacht is all about.


Wilbur Hubbard