[Public-List] sailing without an engine

[John Birch]

Agree


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "gordon white" <gewhite at crosslink.net>
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Subject: Re: [Public-List] sailing without an engine


>    Obviously people sailed without engines for centuries, but after the 
> 1840s sailing ships were routinely towed into and out of harbors by 
> steam tugs. Hundreds of years ago there was (1) no option and (2) no 
> marinas with slips packed tightly together. Just as I would not sail 
> today without radio or life jackets, I would not without an engine.  
> Maybe purely deep-sea sailing, looking for readily available and open 
> harbors only at each end, but engineless sailing to me is unsafe and 
> meaningless hair-shirt wearing.
>  - Gordon White, Deltaville, VA    Brigadoon II
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