Our boats

The latest issue of /WoodenBoat/ (#225) just arrived, and they included one-age biographies of six famous naval architects (six more to follow). The introduction contained this observation: > Few objects are created through such a dynamic interplay of science, > natural evolution, tradition, and art. One yacht may be judged > against another in any number of ways depending on the observer's > priorities, such as beauty, construction technology, comfort, or > speed, but every yacht must function in harmony with the eternal > natural forces of wind and waves in her given locality or across the > oceans of the world. There is no escaping the connection between > boats and nature, and that may be part of the reason why they seem to > affect us on a deeper level than most of the other objects in our lives. The author is Dan MacNaughton. I like that last sentence especially. Chris Campbell

I have come to believe that sail boats are the distilled interface of the essence of free and cognoscente cognizant man and all other matters. The brilliant piece is that boating can be experienced on so many levels, it is forever challenging and not challenging at all. From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Campbell Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 8:02 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Our boats The latest issue of WoodenBoat (#225) just arrived, and they included one-age biographies of six famous naval architects (six more to follow). The introduction contained this observation: Few objects are created through such a dynamic interplay of science, natural evolution, tradition, and art. One yacht may be judged against another in any number of ways depending on the observer's priorities, such as beauty, construction technology, comfort, or speed, but every yacht must function in harmony with the eternal natural forces of wind and waves in her given locality or across the oceans of the world. There is no escaping the connection between boats and nature, and that may be part of the reason why they seem to affect us on a deeper level than most of the other objects in our lives. The author is Dan MacNaughton. I like that last sentence especially. Chris Campbell

On 2/16/2012 11:21 AM, ti… [at] ch2m.com wrote: > > > The brilliant piece is that boating can be experienced on so many > levels, it is forever challenging and not challenging at all. > We love the perfect days when the wind is just right, the sails are perfectly trimmed, and everything goes right. We remember the days when there are special challenges (my blunders, the crew's mistakes, bad weather, stupid power boaters). It's great to be able to relax and restore ourselves on the nice days, and it's also good to be able to deal with challenges by means of skill and knowledge (and sometimes a bit of luck). Having a good boat makes everything better. Chris Campbell > >