"Keith" wrote in message
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Get a trawler.

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Buckle up. It makes it harder for the aliens to snatch you from your car.
"Parallax" wrote in message
om...
By happy and fortuitous circumstance, I suddenly find that not only am
I financially able to do the cruising I want, but my personal life has
fallen into place with my 17 yr old daughter seeming to be cured of
melanoma. So why am I suddenly not looking forward to it? We had a
great day of sailing on Sunday. The short hops will not involve too
much time away from family or work so what is it? Is it possible that
the work toward achieving it is better than the actual doing it?
I've done a little cruising in the past so I know the stress at night
of worrying "Is my anchor dragging" whereas home in bed that never
crosses your mind. I know the "God, am I bored" during
loooooooooooong days of very light wind followed by the "Omigod, what
am I doing here" fear at night with wind that is probably less than I
imagine it to be. Is it possible that the last 9 years of starting
and running a small business has stressed me so much I just want to
relax? Regardless of that Christopher Cross song "Sailing", we all
know sailing is NOT relaxing. People have asked me what I like about
sailing and I always tell them that for me its about problem solving,
not relaxing.
Does anybody else have such odd thoughts before a cruise?

Interesting questions

I am north of 60 years. I have done some cruising - not around the world -
but offshore from FL to New England multiple times, and quite a bit in NE.
All sail, but I have owned a few (smaller) power boats over the years.

I'm in between boats and my wife wants a trawler. I'm not quite convinced,
so I have been having similar thoughts. - why do I like cruising? .

I was fond of saying that boating was the one enjoyment that I have never
tired of, but I don't know anymore. It is relaxing NOT having a boat. Not
having to worry about it, tend to it, pay for it ... .

I think with sailing it was always the adventure. For me, it is hard to see
the adventure with power, although I know some will disagree with that.

I could go on for a long time on this.The silliest thing is that I may ,
yet again, plunk down so serious money for another boat.

What's the cure? Do we need something to define ourselves?

Bill

On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 15:28:44 -0500, "Bill"
wrote:
I think with sailing it was always the adventure. For me, it is hard to see
the adventure with power, although I know some will disagree with that.

======================================

If you like being on and around the water, and cruising to different
places, there's little difference whether you do it by sail or power.
Power is faster in almost all cases, albeit more expensive in most
cases also. That means that you can cover more ground per day and/or
arrive earlier. When we were cruising our Bertam 33 we'd frequently
arrive as others were just pulling out, giving us a good choice of
moorings or anchorages. If you like to anchor out, most power boats
will require some work to make them more suitable (larger battery
banks, inverters, better ground tackle, etc). When it comes to
roominess, comfort and storage space, there's no comparison at all.
Power wins every time. The view from a flybridge is kind of addictive
also, especially for river or canal cruising where it allows you to
see beyond the banks and into the surrounding country side.

"Wayne.B" wrote

If you like being on and around the water, and cruising to different
places, there's little difference whether you do it by sail or
power.

Wha???

On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 16:48:46 -0400, "Scott Vernon"
wrote:

"Wayne.B" wrote

If you like being on and around the water, and cruising to different
places, there's little difference whether you do it by sail or
power.

Wha???
===============================================

I know, I know, heresy, heresy...

I cruised under sail for many years and enjoyed it enormously. I
raced under sail for many years, enjoyed it a lot, and had a fair
amount of success at it. Been there, done that. All by way of
explaining that I've been on both sides of the issue. I can tell you
with a great deal of certainty that there is much to enjoy about
cruising under power. Try it some time, you might find you like it
also. For creature comforts, protection from the weather, room for
more toys, and extended range on limited time, there's nothing like
it. And don't forget to enjoy the view from the flybridge. :-) All
kidding aside, it's quite a different perspective, and not a bad one
at that.

scotty, next weenyne is going to say it is more difficult to push a throttle
forward than it is to lift a mainsail.
wrote

If you like being on and around the water, and cruising to different
places, there's little difference whether you do it by sail or
power.

Wha???

now, I understand just why weenye makes the idgit posts he does. He is a
powerboter.

subtract 25 points from his IQ.

From: Wayne.B
Date: 10/21/2004 3:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Message-id:

On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 15:28:44 -0500, "Bill"
wrote:
I think with sailing it was always the adventure. For me, it is hard to see
the adventure with power, although I know some will disagree with that.

======================================

If you like being on and around the water, and cruising to different
places, there's little difference whether you do it by sail or power.
Power is faster in almost all cases, albeit more expensive in most
cases also. That means that you can cover more ground per day and/or
arrive earlier. When we were cruising our Bertam 33 we'd frequently
arrive as others were just pulling out, giving us a good choice of
moorings or anchorages. If you like to anchor out, most power boats
will require some work to make them more suitable (larger battery
banks, inverters, better ground tackle, etc). When it comes to
roominess, comfort and storage space, there's no comparison at all.
Power wins every time. The view from a flybridge is kind of addictive
also, especially for river or canal cruising where it allows you to
see beyond the banks and into the surrounding country side.

On 22 Oct 2004 02:33:25 GMT, (JAXAshby) wrote:

now, I understand just why weenye makes the idgit posts he does. He is a
powerboter.
======================

As an FYI, I've probably done more blue water sailing miles in the
last 4 years than you have done in a life time or ever will.

(Parallax) wrote in message . com...
melanoma. So why am I suddenly not looking forward to it? We had a
great day of sailing on Sunday. The short hops will not involve too
much time away from family or work so what is it? [...snip...]
Does anybody else have such odd thoughts before a cruise?

When younger, I did several 1-2 week backpacking trips and always had
this sort of feeling at the beginning of each. Once you get close to
the date of an outing, there is this nagging (lazy) feeling that says,
'thats so much work, that so much time, etc'. I found that if I just
let stubborness run the show for the remaining day or two, I could get
in the car, and then take the first steps on the trail.

Once the car/slip is out of sight, everything changes, the doubts go
away, and you are travelling.

Just go!

In article ,
(Parallax) wrote:

By happy and fortuitous circumstance, I suddenly find that not only am
I financially able to do the cruising I want, but my personal life has
fallen into place with my 17 yr old daughter seeming to be cured of
melanoma. So why am I suddenly not looking forward to it? We had a
great day of sailing on Sunday. The short hops will not involve too
much time away from family or work so what is it? Is it possible that
the work toward achieving it is better than the actual doing it?
I've done a little cruising in the past so I know the stress at night
of worrying "Is my anchor dragging" whereas home in bed that never
crosses your mind. I know the "God, am I bored" during
loooooooooooong days of very light wind followed by the "Omigod, what
am I doing here" fear at night with wind that is probably less than I
imagine it to be. Is it possible that the last 9 years of starting
and running a small business has stressed me so much I just want to
relax? Regardless of that Christopher Cross song "Sailing", we all
know sailing is NOT relaxing. People have asked me what I like about
sailing and I always tell them that for me its about problem solving,
not relaxing.
Does anybody else have such odd thoughts before a cruise?

If you don't have some second thoughts each time you try something new,
I think you'd be dangerous to yourself and others.

First time; first "solo"; first squall; first anchoring; first week out;
first overnight sail; first ICW... Each caused us to pause as we
planned. Each experience exceeded our expectations, including the times
we were truly in the wrong place at the wrong time and had to exercise
our alternate plans.

Once you're fairly comfortable that you've solved --and practiced-- the
likely problems, you'll be able to relax more. Engine's dead, winds are
up about 30, you have too much sail up, and have to do 3 quick gybes to
get into the anchorage? No problem, if you've practiced.

Just remember that cruising isn't about getting a particular place fast.
Giving yourself a few extra days and "escape holes" for whatever reason
can change a brutal charge into the unknown into a joyous romp.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
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