People here have lost touch with sailing
Ellen MacArthur wrote:
"Joe" wrote
| Tell us about your sailing, your boat, your latest adventure and why
| you like sailing.
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| You pitching a bitch is getting old Ellen.
Sorry if I seem like a bitch. I'm not really but this news group is just so
much like hanging out in a garage.
I have a Tangerine by Renken. It has sails and NO motor. It has no battery and
it has no instruments. It has a compass and that's all it has.
I last sailed three days ago most of the day long. I packed a picnic lunch.
I sailed in and out of the harbor and the winds were light and fickle. I didn't
have to worry about finding and connecting wires. I didn't spend any time checking
the charge of my batteries. I didn't worry about any prop cavitation. I sailed.
I anchored. I went swimming and I scrubbed the bottom. It needs new paint,
the stuff is growing fast on it.
Why the compass? Do you sail out of the sight og land?
I do most of my sailing during the week because there are way so many people
rushing back and forth in their motor boats on the week-ends.
Me too.
To me they're
just a bother and ruin the experience. I like sailing because it takes me away
from the hustle and bustle. I like getting an all over tan but no gawkers.
Most women like gawkers..Are you shy? Guess the totalnude sailing
picture is out of the question.
Happy?
No your a puppet. Who else would wanna be Ellen besides Ellen??
Joe
'Tis not the moaning wind your hear--
It is a sound more dread and drear,
A voice that calls across the tide,
A voice that will not be denied.
Cheers,
Ellen
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