http://www.sailingtooblivion.com/2010/06/sailing-forums/ It is not the destination but the journey Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:58:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.sailingtooblivion.com/2010/06/sailing-forums/comment-page-1/#comment-646 Scott Sun, 02 Jan 2011 03:07:52 +0000 http://www.sailingtooblivion.com/?p=1008#comment-646 I also read everything I can find about sailing and have for a number of years now. I have learned the most about sailing by actually sailing. Light air, heavy air, it did not matter because I learned and will always learn more. I also discovered that many who were so quick and also faithful in offering advice, never left the marina. The advice was not bad by any means. It was often good and I always found a good place in my head to try and save it for the rainy day. Staying in the marina is OK if that is what you are looking for but I want to sail....no, I have to sail. I have also learned how to find the others like myself and in doing that, I have a valuable resource. I heard of a man who had an "atrocious" looking 40' ketch that had sunk and been underwater for almost 2 years before he had it raised. I looked for him all summer and finally found him anchored in a nice secluded bay. I wanted to know how it happened and I learned more from that fella in a half hour than I learned all summer from the "successful" slip renters. I had to respect him for having the pluck to clean the girl back up after so long underwater and I also admired his boat as it was not "atrocious" after all. I also read everything I can find about sailing and have for a number of years now. I have learned the most about sailing by actually sailing. Light air, heavy air, it did not matter because I learned and will always learn more. I also discovered that many who were so quick and also faithful in offering advice, never left the marina. The advice was not bad by any means. It was often good and I always found a good place in my head to try and save it for the rainy day. Staying in the marina is OK if that is what you are looking for but I want to sail….no, I have to sail. I have also learned how to find the others like myself and in doing that, I have a valuable resource. I heard of a man who had an “atrocious” looking 40′ ketch that had sunk and been underwater for almost 2 years before he had it raised. I looked for him all summer and finally found him anchored in a nice secluded bay. I wanted to know how it happened and I learned more from that fella in a half hour than I learned all summer from the “successful” slip renters. I had to respect him for having the pluck to clean the girl back up after so long underwater and I also admired his boat as it was not “atrocious” after all.

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