On Feb 19, 3:50*pm, wrote:
but believe me, racers have one hell
of a time after the race, and a lot of "casual racing" is done with a beer in
one hand.

I'd proffer that "casual racing" is an oxymoron; but yeah, a few guys
in our fleet sailed that way. They usually lost. We never opened a
bottle until after the finish line. We won a lot. And we did have a
helluva time later.

I would offer that it depends on the particulars of his "yacht racing"

Like this place, I don't know the players there all that well; but the
overall tone of the place is pretty hard core racing.

FWIW, powerboats can be just as tricky and demanding as sailboats, and other
forms of fishing can be as tricky and demanding as FFing. *

I'll agree that the serious powerboat racers have every bit the
complications as serious sailors, but Joe the Powerboater going from
here to there has it pretty easy by comparison.


Um, well, you've probably not ever had to outrun a bad storm on blue water,
under power or sail...trust me, "quickly as possible" ain't even half fast
enough...

Actually, I *have* lost that race once in open water. 80 kt squall
line, 20 ft boat. The math wasn't good for me. It is an indelible
memory (and not a bad story 20 years later.)

All that said, my point wasn't about the merits of either sport so
much as wondering how anybody who was a serious yacht racer could find
ffing to be too much fuss. I'll guess that if you're a maniac racer
12 months a year, ffing just may not be the simple relaxation you want
in your off hours.

Joe F.