thin, you still don't get me at all. it's all about the ride for me. it's about the ride on a sailboat sailing. if i want to picnic at anchor off a beach i'll prolly take my motorboat.
let's put it this way. a duesenburg will give you a different feel going down the road then say a winnebago-towing a car.
some people drive the speed limit while others drive 10 under.
a high windage, cluttered deck full of drag with dodger and bimini being helmed by an autopilot has a different feel than how i sail my alden. it's what i like. that's all. remember, choices.
no one feels sorry for me, nor should they. that would be plain silly.
i do not claim my way is better. are you claiming your crowd is? that would be foolish it think. again, choices.
i got here on the alden forum. sailing aldens. i share what that's like. just like you share what you like. neither are better. (well ........ mine are! ).
thin, i did not know that this is a cruising forum like you claim. thin, this is a forum of sailboat owners. all kinds of sailboats and the many variations of how they are used. i share my variations.
now, ten knots plus most of the time. i love to learn more about how that is achieved. prolly a different thread i suppose.
let's put it this way. a duesenburg will give you a different feel going down the road then say a winnebago-towing a car.
some people drive the speed limit while others drive 10 under.
a high windage, cluttered deck full of drag with dodger and bimini being helmed by an autopilot has a different feel than how i sail my alden. it's what i like. that's all. remember, choices.
no one feels sorry for me, nor should they. that would be plain silly.
i do not claim my way is better. are you claiming your crowd is? that would be foolish it think. again, choices.
i got here on the alden forum. sailing aldens. i share what that's like. just like you share what you like. neither are better. (well ........ mine are! ).
thin, i did not know that this is a cruising forum like you claim. thin, this is a forum of sailboat owners. all kinds of sailboats and the many variations of how they are used. i share my variations.
now, ten knots plus most of the time. i love to learn more about how that is achieved. prolly a different thread i suppose.
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