Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:

sail.or

noun 1. a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
2. a seaman below the rank of officer.
3. a naval enlistee.
4. a person adept at sailing, esp. with reference to freedom from
seasickness.

Hmmmm - t'would seem to me that you fit the definition of sailing and
sailor perfectly.

However, even if there are folks who use sail boats in cruising, your
whole focus is cruising rather than boats in general - thus it would be
more appropriate for you to, well, haunt rec.boats.cruising.

I mean, you earn your money editing a magazine which primarily is for
cruisers - it would seem to me that you would want to involve yourself
in a newsgroup SPECIFICALLY for cruising and those who participate in
that aspect of boating rather than a GENERAL newsgroup that relates to
boats in general and not CRUISING in particular. :)

Speaking of sailing, I always enjoy watching the regattas on the lake.
I go to the upwind weathermark (especially on the first leg where the
boats are still grouped together) just to enjoy the boats fighting for
position and the crew in organized chaos raising the spinnaker. As soon
as it warms up, I plan on placing my boat at the weathermark, so I can
photograph the crew in action. Most sailing photos I see focus on the
boats, and the beauty of the sails, I want to zoom in and focus on the
crew and skipper. Now all I need to do is find someone I trust to handle
my boat while I focus on taking the photos.