On Mar 15, 9:02*pm, HK wrote:
On 3/15/10 8:53 PM, Frogwatch wrote:





I was talking to another sailor the other day and I mentioned that I
did not find sailing to be relaxing at all and he and his wife were
astonished. *They told me they both immediately relaxed as soon as the
sails were up. *My turn to be astonished, "Huh, relax while sailing,
what's the point then"?
I explained how I thought of sailing as an exercise in problem solving
which made them really puzzled like "Why would you want to solve
problems". *I told em "cuz that's what engineers do".

Although I always heard people thought of sailing as relaxing, I just
thouhgt it was a sorta inside joke never thinking some sailors
actually DID relax while sailing. *"Relaxation", I gotta admit, I am
just not clear on the concept. *IF everything goes well, I figger it
was all a waste of time. *However if just one thing goes wrong and you
figure a way around it, then it is a success and you can be happy.

Do you go fishing to relax, NO, you go fishing to outsmart the fish
and if you don't you are frustrated. *Golf as relaxation, NO, be
serious.

So, I cannot imagine any "sport" as being relaxing. *Reading good
fiction is relaxing. Listening to good music with a good cup of coffee
is relaxing.

Boating to relax, I don't get it.

I used to sail quite a bit and, in fact, owned a sailboat very similar
to yours. I found sailing it on Chesapeake Bay to be very relaxing and
peaceful. Of course, My boat wasn't falling apart around me as yours is.

I go fishing to relax. I don't really give a damn whether I catch any.

Of course, I'm not a candidate for a committal to the Florida State
Hospitals...and you are.

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