[Public-List] sailing without an engine

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Gordon, 

I am not familiar with the phrase "hair-shirt wearing". Can you elaborate? I can guess Machismo? 

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 

    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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