On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 06:49:36 +0700, Bruce
wrote:


You missed the part about floating around waiting for the tide to move
you, going up the Red Sea against a 20 - 25K head wind and all the
other reasons a fella might want/need to motor.

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Willie-boy the armchair sailor.

A "sailor" and a "cruiser" are different animals.
I have I friend sailor who hates to motor.
Even when he "cruises." He'll find an anchorage he likes, drop the
hook, and stay awhile. In and out under sail.
I crewed on his 40' something-or-other bringing it from Michigan to
Monroe harbor in Chicago one cold Memorial Day weekend.
Miserable 2 days with the wind dead against us. He didn't seem to
mind it. Wouldn't even turn on nav lights because he didn't like
using the battery.
Only motored pulling into a dock in Waukegan because everybody was
exhausted. I left and took the train home. Trip was taking too long
and I felt bad about not being with my wife and kids on the holiday.
They made it to Monroe harbor the next day in record time because the
wind swung strong to northerly. Ripped his spinaker.
If I was a fortune teller I would have boarded in Waukegan.