RE: On potters and speed - why I care :)

Eric Johnson (ej@tx3.com)
Thu, 4 Mar 1999 10:56:49 -0800


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> Good reasons, but I guess I must be on the opposite end of the
> spectrum from
> you. All of this sounds like work to me, and if that is what I wanted I
> would sell the damn boat and take care of the ever present
> honey-do list at
> home. I admit it, I sail to escape. If it takes me an extra six minutes
> (per hour of sailing) to cover the same ground it would take me if I
> reeeeeally tried to go fast, it's worth it to me.

Well, I'm a little schizophrenic in that way - sometimes I'm thinking SPEED
SPEED SPEED, yet there are many times when I just put up the sails, pour
myself a margarita, light up a stogie, kick back, and let the wind take me
where it will, for escape.

But thats one of the things I like about sailing, I can do both. God bless
our potters!

Hey, that reminds me: pottering rule of thumb: In the middle of a big lake,
when becalmed, douse your sails (particularly the headsail) before going
skinny dipping...