Re: Sailing season

Chris: I saw the sail too on my drive up M-22 to Northport. I remember thinking: A. I love sailing with a blue sky and fresh breeze. B. I'm so glad I'm not out on that boat! Greg Murphy <http://www.examiner.com/x-23258-Grand-Rapids-Sailing-Examiner> Grand Rapids Sailing Examiner sa… [at] mascom.com 616.304.2345

On 12/9/2014 7:06 AM, 'Sailorman' sa… [at] mascom.com [Cal_Boats] wrote: > > > Chris: I saw the sail too on my drive up M-22 to Northport. I > remember thinking: > > A.I love sailing with a blue sky and fresh breeze. > > B.I’m so glad I’m not out on that boat! > Maybe I'm just a masochist. But aren't all of us sailors a bit masochistic-- wet and cold are par for the course. I will confess that while I would have liked to be sailing, I would have preferred to be sailing on _somebody else's boat_. That means that I'm not responsible for the vessel's care and feeding in this weather. After I had recited the saying about bad weather and clothing, I read another variation in our local tabloid--"There's no such thing a bad weather--just different kinds of good weather." The cover photo was a guy standing in the snow, in a wetsuit, holding a surfboard. After I built my sea kayak, I paddled it for 140 consecutive months on the Great Lakes. My wetsuit saved me twice in Feb. and March when I did the first 180º of an Eskimo roll. Then I couldn't find a safe place to launch one harsh winter. The edge of the ice was WAY out there, and not very stable, so I figured that the concept was starting to become obsessive and maybe it was good to stop. Some of us are slow learners. Chris Campbell > >