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Subject: Re: [worldcruising] Another book...
From: Bob Taylor (bobt@XXX.XXX)
Date: Wed Aug 22 2001 - 11:10:54 EDT
Hi
Here here, my good man. Bloody well put.
What amuses me is that people that would see through a street vender shucking
them in a second can't see through some of the current writers with their own
interest at heart.
That said, using them as a starting point for a discussion does seem to be, at
least, interesting on these boring days at work while waiting for my house to
sell.
I have noted that the Cole's book "Heavy Weather Sailing" has not been
mentioned. I have read and reread that one. Each time I have learned something
new. Not a last word or anything but then it wasn't presented that way. Just a
good reference for other's experience. "The Drag Device Data Book" is kind of
like that.
And may I reiterate, if I can go about the next 20 years without ever
encountering winds and seas as heavy as I have already seen, then I will think
myself a truly clever person. Maybe I will write a book then.
It is far more likely though that I will continue to learn, albeit in small
snippets, from my experiences and those of others. The trick for me is to see
how others experiences relate to my needs. For instance, the Pardys have a much
smaller boat and much different needs than I do. They are also a good example
of people with a ulterior motive.
Bob sv Adagio
truelove39@XXX.XXX wrote:
> I haven't read the book, and won't. At the risk of bitching ad nauseum, I'll
> say it again: "Experts" or those professing to be experts, continually
> re-write what has long been written, and put their own spin on it. If they
> can be controversial, so much the better for their "success."
>
> The proliferation of diet books by "experts," in which one can find ammo to
> support the ingestion of just about anything, is a good example. Oprah
> continues to make zillions with the authors of same as "guests." But, who
> knows what really works?
>
> The Hiscocks, Motissier, and, as my uncle would say, "all them." Meaning
> those who *lived* on the sea for years. Not someone who cruised the Bahamas
> in the winter and the ICW in the summer. Not me, who sails the Eastern
> Caribbean six months a year. Hell, I want to avoid that heavy weather as much
> as icebergs, and after all, I'm a warm wx sailor. I have no desire to round
> the Horn nor endure the dust of the Red Sea.
>
> I digress. If this guy likes boats with a king-size bed in a spacious aft
> stateroom, one that sits *on* the water as opposed to *in* it, he probably
> has never had occasion to develop an appreciation for a boat with a high
> comfort factor. One does not have to be in heavy seas to be thankful for
> choosing a comfy boat.
>
> The old adage "There is nothing new under the sun" is true enough.
>
> John
>
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