[Public-List] sailing without an engine

[Kris Coward]

Pretty much: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07113b.htm

-K

On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 03:31:04PM +0000, crufone at comcast.net wrote:
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> Gordon, 
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> I am not familiar with the phrase "hair-shirt wearing". Can you elaborate? I can guess Machismo? 
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> Michael 
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> From: "gordon white" <gewhite at crosslink.net> 
> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org 
> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 7:28:17 AM 
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] sailing without an engine 
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>     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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