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Any sailors out there?? I mean REAL sailors, the kind that use sails?Its Opening day for sailing on The Bay and and , in conjunctiion with his post war party spirit(33years and going strong!,) the lrrpster's going sailing--no, not on my usual gala Cal20 superyacht,who wants to party by theirself? Todays a special day, I'm going on a Swan54, jist like society---nooooo, the lrrpster is noooot the dishwasher.
Ive ben sailing since I was 13, this is another good(?)effect of Boy Scouts.
Started out on El Toros, a little 8 footer, then moved to the harder stuff(its addictive)
ive owned several boats over th years, the biggest being a columbia 26, currntly a Cal20.
I love sailing and being on and in the water especially the peace and solitude, being there with God and the elements. in re a previous conversation, I love the feeling that I can throw up the sail and go anywhere free, its Gods free gift if I can figure out how to use it. And like motorcycling, its not so much getting there, its HOW you get there thats fun.
I love the feeling I can harness nature for my own ends, not that I control the wind, but I can use it as it is. You can't control the wind but you can set your sails. But having Mr E Rude trailing behind works also in case Mother nature frts in our face once more

opening days a big party, boats from all over, a traffic jam, horns honking, people throwing watr balloons--usually I don't go out that day but someone else is driving, all I have to do is party and watch the SF downtown go by, Angel Island, the Golden Gate, Alcatraz
(side note--they ought to tear that ugly old prison down and put something nice there!!It really makes the place look ugly. Maybe another Statue of Liberty or St Francis, its the perfect place. At least paint the place and put in some trees and landscape)
Anyway, I'm off to stride the deck in the storm, bounding the main before the mast with a cheery Yo Ho Ho to all and sundry.
(whistles the Popeye theme, dances a hornpipe)
James

Happy just to be alive