"Bruce" wrote in message
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On Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:04:01 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

"Flying Pig" wrote in message
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Just a small interjection here...

I once saw an on-line video of an instructor sailing a dinghy (that would
be
a small racing sailboat) BACKWARDS through a maze (pilings in a row,
zig-zagging between them)...

You can do amazing things if you're one with your ship...


Agreed! There might just be hope for you as a sailor yet, Skippy!

It's a sad state of affairs when confirmed motor heads attempt
to tell those of us who know how to handle our boats under sail
alone that it can't be done or that it's somehow rude, anti-social
or dangerous to do it. Balderdash!

Wilbur Hubbard

"We who know how to handle our boats"? Willie-boy, the renowned
Armchair Sailor? Who gained his vast knowledge from reading magazines?

You have to be joking.

I can sail circles around you, Bruce. Well, perhaps not -- it's pretty
difficult to sail circles around a dock because it's attached to the shore.

Wilbur Hubbard

On Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:58:06 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

"Bruce" wrote in message
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On Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:04:01 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

"Flying Pig" wrote in message
...
Just a small interjection here...

I once saw an on-line video of an instructor sailing a dinghy (that would
be
a small racing sailboat) BACKWARDS through a maze (pilings in a row,
zig-zagging between them)...

You can do amazing things if you're one with your ship...


Agreed! There might just be hope for you as a sailor yet, Skippy!

It's a sad state of affairs when confirmed motor heads attempt
to tell those of us who know how to handle our boats under sail
alone that it can't be done or that it's somehow rude, anti-social
or dangerous to do it. Balderdash!

Wilbur Hubbard

"We who know how to handle our boats"? Willie-boy, the renowned
Armchair Sailor? Who gained his vast knowledge from reading magazines?

You have to be joking.

I can sail circles around you, Bruce. Well, perhaps not -- it's pretty
difficult to sail circles around a dock because it's attached to the shore.

Wilbur Hubbard


An exciting challenge. O.K. do it.... I'm waiting.

But of course your reputation is safe as you are roosting in a bay in
Florida and I'm half way round the world from you and you lack the
"intestinal fortitude" to come to the races.

Willie-boy ( in his La-Z-Boy) the intrepid sailor.

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Cheers,
Bruce