Karl
Karl, I don't usually do this on a public forum, but you're an ass.Would you call anyone of these people on here "stupid" to their face? I doubt it.I never said I sail in to my slip under spinnaker. I don't even own a spinnaker, and from the times I've crewed with others with one, I don't think I want one either. Too much work for too little benefit, unless you're racing.One of the writer's here stated "I don't know of anyone who WANTs to come in under sail, let alone a spinnaker", which is what I responded to. I stand by that response.The purpose of your doors on your Cessna are not to turn your plane. As you stated, you have other controls for that. The purpose of a sail (even a spinnaker) is to move the boat. On a sailboat, at least on MY sailboat, the purpose of the motor is to move the boat when unable to do so by sail. That's the ONLY purpose of the motor on my O'Day (my Coronado is a different story, since it also charges the battery). So, I use it the motor when appropirate, and the sail when approrpriate. Your analogy doesn't hold.If you don't have the skills to sail the boat, that's OK. If they have the skills to sail in with their spinnaker, that's OK too. However, you're blanket statement that anyone doing so is a "hot dog" and stupid is without merit.
Karl, I don't usually do this on a public forum, but you're an ass.Would you call anyone of these people on here "stupid" to their face? I doubt it.I never said I sail in to my slip under spinnaker. I don't even own a spinnaker, and from the times I've crewed with others with one, I don't think I want one either. Too much work for too little benefit, unless you're racing.One of the writer's here stated "I don't know of anyone who WANTs to come in under sail, let alone a spinnaker", which is what I responded to. I stand by that response.The purpose of your doors on your Cessna are not to turn your plane. As you stated, you have other controls for that. The purpose of a sail (even a spinnaker) is to move the boat. On a sailboat, at least on MY sailboat, the purpose of the motor is to move the boat when unable to do so by sail. That's the ONLY purpose of the motor on my O'Day (my Coronado is a different story, since it also charges the battery). So, I use it the motor when appropirate, and the sail when approrpriate. Your analogy doesn't hold.If you don't have the skills to sail the boat, that's OK. If they have the skills to sail in with their spinnaker, that's OK too. However, you're blanket statement that anyone doing so is a "hot dog" and stupid is without merit.