Solo Thesailor wrote:
Hi,
I am new to Groups and have thought that this .cruising forum (and
.boats) seem strangely much more quarrelsome and filled with
offend-defend-offend-defends than any I have visited. That is rather
disappointing as I thought there was a shared positive and kindly
kindred spirit among boaters/sailors. Hopefully it is just jovial
bickering like among siblings? Just humour? Please tell me it is so.

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If I have failed to adequately make myself understood I'd like to
rephrase that contributors please continue to contribute, freely in
whatever way you judge appropriate. I have learned much. Thank you.

Solo Thesailor

Let us hope that at least some "contributors" can enjoy a small tussle
in a light hearted spirit. Let us hope that a few escape their boxes.

If there are those whom bitterness compels to retaliate against
imagined offences, let them vent. They can easily be ignored or even
enjoyed as contrast to the friendliness in which the opiner opines,
unless (woe!) there is little else in their bitter lives but rancor.

Opinions are only valuable, can only be appreciated, if they are
varied. How can sweet be tasted, if not accompanied sometimes by a
little sour? If all accepted "The one true way," there would be no
individuality, no need to think or experience, or even to live at all.


Tolerance is a price some are glad to pay, joyous to not be ranked
with mindless ants, slaves to one perfect rule. They are distinct
jewels in a crown, somewhere.

Fair winds and a good boat to you, joy enough for a cruiser without
destination and without haste. Here's hoping we can enjoy improving our
boats and our sailing with the help of friends.

Terry K