[Public-list] Sail vs motor

[Coolray]

David,
Well stated.

J Cooler
Atalaya, #87

--- David Fisher <liquid_addiction at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 
> Two cents on the discourse:
> 
> Sailing to the harbour, dock, mooring, anchor, etc
> is a wonderful thing to 
> be able to do.   Sailing, we'll all hate to admit to
> those not in the know, 
> is not rocket science, however the ability to sail
> well is one which can 
> only be obtained through extensive and diligent
> practice.  Sailing when 
> sailing is possible, rather than relying on the
> motor, is a swift way to 
> build one's proficiency as a sailor.  Perhaps most
> importantly, it teaches 
> the importance of maintaining broad safety margins. 
> The confidence and 
> enjoyment gained from working with the boat in this
> way is difficult to 
> equal.
> 
> However, contemporary seamanship skills should
> include an understanding of 
> the value of auxiliary power.  It is not a new
> argument that modern boating 
> facilities (marinas, fueling docks, modern bar
> crossings) are not designed 
> with the required tolerances for sail only, but
> valid it remains.  Even when 
> sailing and handing into a marina berth is possible
> and safe, it is likely 
> that to do so will put others on the water out of
> joint.  True, sail has 
> right of way, but sailing should not be about
> getting in other people's way. 
>   In a climate where there is an assumption of a
> certain amount of 
> manouverability on the water, it can be selfish,and
> certainly naive, to 
> expect others always to work around you.
> 
> The phenomenon of sailors being traditionalists is,
> interestingly, a fairly 
> new occurrence.  Look at any period in the history
> of sail and try to find a 
> time where sailors weren't striving for the next
> technological breakthrough. 
>   Gaff over square, cotton duck canvas, hemp,
> braided steel, carvel, 
> sextant, watch.  They're all old and a part of the
> traditionalist movement, 
> but once represented the cutting edge.  Auxiliary
> power in boats reduces 
> greatly the limitations on sailing.  Whether it's an
> inboard, outboard, even 
> a sculling oar, it's a piece of equipment that
> should not be ommitted from a 
> sailing boat.
> 
> David
> Kalitsah 440
> Sydney.
> 
> Incidentally, in the case of the Alberg, she is a
> boat designed from the 
> outside in.  An inboard does the job, and the boat
> still looks so sweet you 
> could kiss it.  Put an outboard on the back, and her
> lines are disturbed.  
> Take a boat designed the other way around, where a
> 30 footer is drawn around 
> six berths and two heads.  An outboard on the back
> of a Catalina or Hunter 
> might just improve the look.
> 
>
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