Of course, tehy don't agree with you.
OK, I’ve spent some time reading through that discussion. Lots of personal attacks against her — because she didn’t wear shoes, because she’s a Christian, because her dad prays, and so on. They’re even calling her dad illiterate.
There’s a lot of heat there, but not much light.
I’ve spent enough time around marinas when I was much younger to have a pretty good idea of what the small boat sailing class thinks and says. I like sailing, too. I would have like to sailed much more than I have, which is unfortunately very little. I married a woman who doesn’t like sailing, so it was a choice I made. Still, I am happy, net out.
Actually I am in awe of Travis McGee, because he built his own and it looks like a REALLY good boat, and he keeps it and sails it and doesn’t get divorced or bankrupt in so doing.
Doing all that is at least as hard as an Everest hike to the top in these days.
Great link at 150. Too bad all of the “experts” who don’t know a sheet from a halyard or a pillowcase won’t bother to check it out. They already know everything, without ever sailing out of sight of land.