[Rhodes22-list] UPS Sail Again

Ronald Lipton rlipton at earthlink.net
Fri Feb 6 17:01:59 EST 2004


I agree completely, I single hand about 60% of the time and
the UPS furler sounds like it is more than just a convenience.
Thanks for your advice.

Ron


On Friday, February 6, 2004, at 03:43 PM, Robert Skinner wrote:

> Ronald Lipton wrote:
>> ...  If I am not single handing is the
>> furler really useful? ...
>
> Rig to single-hand whenever possible.
>
> Many volunteer "crew" people do not know
> much about sailing, some do not know the
> meaning of "Now!", and few know your boat.
>
> Be ready to do it all yourself, and you
> will be less likely to get exasperated
> with guests.  When you can please
> yourself, it is easier to please others.
>
> And there will be days when the boat is a
> refuge from the many demands of life in a
> crowd.  Then, and especially then, you
> will want to be able to handle your boat
> easily by yourself.
>
> -- 
> Robert Skinner, "Squirrel Haven"
> 9 Gateway Commons, Gorham, ME 04038-1331
>
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