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Why do we sail?
I been doin a lot o thinking about sailin lately, especially as my
date to go cruisin gets closer, mostly wondering why I do this. I came up with several reasons. 1. Just cuz its fun to sail. 2. Seeing new places that can only be seen by boat is fun. 3. Companionship 4. Thrill seeking 5. An obsession with problem solving (my personal fav) 6. Choose yer own reasons. 1. Now, I have long had a larger boat (28' and before that 23') but only recently built two 12' Minicups. For just plain sailing fun, the Minicups beat the big boat by a mile. Given a choice, I'll sail them over the big boat. In the past 20 yrs of sailing, I have had maybe 20 times of good sailing fun on the big boat, not a good investment if sailing fun is the only reason. 2. Most large boats kept in the water see the same places and cannot easily go far afield without taking a lot of time. However, the dream is to go very far afield and this is seldom done. I am not sure the investment has been justified. I wonder if a trailerable boat would be better. The Minicups have already taken me several places I could never sail in my big boat so although they are small, they have been a great success. They cannot go to the Bahamas but thya go other places. 3. I have always enjoyed the people I have met while cruising and the boat nuts I have met at other times. With the two MiniCups, my kids have enjoyed them immenseley, especially my son who can sail with his friends and girls he meets. 4. I havent had the Minicups out in enough wind to scare me to death so cannot compare to the big boat yet. The big boat has been a thrill sometimes (as distinct from pure fun). 5. Both big and little boats allow for lots of problem solving. However, the big boat allows me to excercise my real favorite, navigation (yes, I am nuts, I like Trig.) All this makes me wonder, are small boats more fun than big boats? Should my next Big boat be a smaller trailerable big boat? Is the old saying about boats being used in an amount inversely proportional to their size true? What do y'all think? |
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