INVESTIGATOR 563

you may not like the music but the sailing is fantastic
makes you feel the freedom of sailing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKWXjrAI89A

Sorry to disagree, but I hate those modern designs. It is totally speed over comfort and seaworthiness. They are designed to slice through the waves, rather than go over them. Horribly expensive, and only paid crew will put up with the torture. Give me an old fashioned heavy boat, with narrow beam and a flared bow, any day!

I tend to agree with Ian.

Whilst I think that the technological advances that have been made in sail boats (devices?) are amazing they are not for me.

It is also part of why I don't race. I prefer other values around the sailing environment/experience.

For me a great day ranges from learning a few things in challenging winds and conditions about both me and the boat; equally a fun day with companions sailing in our yachts in a range of conditions but enjoying the experience as friends on the water. Finally I get a pretty big buzz from the local wildlife on/in the water sailing at 5kts allows me this interaction.

In the end each to their own I say.

That is my lot.

best

Mark

maybe i worded it wrong what i liked is the sailing adventurer behind it
not the boats or the corporation or even the racing.

I was accused of trying to be a "cool dude" on TSP by agreeing with everyone , part of the reason I left . So I'm going to firmly plant a foot in both camps again just to prove it. I tend to enjoy the more genteel aspects of sailing also, the noises, the water, the seagulls and pelicans. I dont race, but I'd be a fibber if I said I did not enjoy those afternoons flying along at hull speed with the boat at 40 • heel and the sails full. I don't seek it out but it's fun when it happens. 

In my early working years I was into cars , drove them too fast, wasted too much money on them and bought wheels magazine. Now they are an expensive nuisance that I only buy to tow my other toys. Other hobbies , some semi professional like music have come and gone but my enjoyment of boats has never changed I've just gotten better ones.

Progress is a strange thing. We have all embraced new technology in one form or another. 50 years ago ago four blokes who maybe didnt live to see the Internet were sitting in a pub and the conversation probably went something like this.

"The son in law bought one of them fibreglass boats"

"Plastic boats , what a load of tommy rot'

"yeah give me a nice wooden boat any day"

"Yeah , me too next thing they'll have stainless steel rigging"

"..........and lights without bulbs"

(together )"  Ha ha ho ho ha ho ho "

Good one Ozzie!

atles wrote:you may not like the music but the sailing is fantastic

I agree, the sailing is fantastic along with the racing.............. sailing down wind in 50knts with a spinnaker up doing 30. !! Awesome