[Public-List] hair shirt....heavy racing boat with no engine.

[Gordon Laco]

Ha!  You were very close... The boat I'm referring to is one of the R Class
yachts at National YC...

G




On 01/07/12 11:29 AM, "crufone at comcast.net" <crufone at comcast.net> wrote:

> 

Gordon, 

No need to explain yourself further. Glad to have been educated on
> the meaning of the phrase. I just remember the 'discussion' a couple of years
> back when cruisers were being compared to racers and it got nasty fairly fast
> over some folks misinterpreting a response and then reacting way too quickly.
> 

  


Gord Laco please do tell us about this heavy racing boat with no
> engine. I know there is a five or is it a six metre at National in Toronto,
> but that wouldn't qualify as a heavy boat......would it? 


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From: "gordon white" <gewhite at crosslink.net> 
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Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 5:16:48 PM
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Subject: Re: [Public-List] hair shirt 

    Guys: 

        I did not intend
> to start a religious discussion. The term "hair 
shirt" has for many years
> meant to me someone who intentionally set 
himself an unnecessary or
> unnecessarily difficult task. Sailing without 
/using/ the engine is my usual
> intent while sailing. It's the pleasure 
of getting there on the wind that I
> enjoy. Quiet, peaceful. But denying 
oneself the engine is, to my way of
> thinking, to be wearing a "hair shirt." 
  - Gordon White
> 

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