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[world-cruising] sea wolf, words of beauty

From: christina (no email)
Date: Sat Nov 22 2003 - 09:17:35 EST

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    thankyou for that beautiful description of us. your words are true
    beauty, and an inspiration.
    chrissi
    trimaran naga

    --- In , "kwcorsair" <kwcorsair at y dot dot dot >
    wrote:
    > Three stories indeed!
    > Nicely told....
    > Yet for each there are three more....
    > And for each three of those there
    > may be again three....
    >
    > Sailors are as disparate
    > as their vessels....
    > As different as all waves...
    > As unique as each wind from
    > every point of any compass...
    >
    > We who do sail truly understand
    > that there is no guarantee,
    > no security, no standard of
    > performance or return of time
    > invested.....
    > We just simply sail.
    > Therein lies the secret.
    > We just sail.
    >
    > No matter our craft, no matter
    > her length, breadth, or value.
    > No matter our goal. No matter
    > our destination.
    > We just sail.
    >
    > Sail when feeling chipper.
    > Sail when feeling blue.
    > Sail when dry.
    > Sail when wet.
    > Sail when we sing.
    > Sail when we cannot.
    > Sail when hungry.
    > Sail when fed.
    > Just sail.
    >
    > If the wind blows we sail.
    > If the wind does not we drift.
    > Yet ~ the wind will always come
    > to blow again.....
    > If we can drift well~
    > We shall sail well again.
    >
    > Each sailor understands that he
    > may never, as he sees land fall far astern~
    > find his footing ashore again.
    > Each sailor realizes he may never see the
    > dawn expected well that night before.
    > There in each sailor's soul lies a deep
    > contentment with such realization.
    >
    > Sailors are a different breed of cat.....
    > SeaCats.... if you will~
    > Entirely content with that which is of the
    > utmost importance:
    > The very moment at hand.
    >
    > SeaWolf
    > ~~~~~~~

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