Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA29303; Fri, 15 Sep 1995 12:15:02 -0700 Return-Path: <Geoffrey.Boehm@wj.com-DeleteThis> Received: from gatekeeper.wj.com by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP ($Revision: 1.36.108.11 $/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA132352500; Fri, 15 Sep 1995 12:15:00 -0700 Received: (from uucp@localhost) by gatekeeper.wj.com (8.6.9/8.6.9) id MAA21907 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Fri, 15 Sep 1995 12:07:18 -0700 Received: from internal.wj.com(144.172.15.212) by gatekeeper via smap (V1.3) id sma021905; Fri Sep 15 12:07:15 1995 Received: from ccsmtp.wj.com by internal.wj.com with SMTP id AA29887 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>); Fri, 15 Sep 1995 12:14:10 -0700 Received: from ccMail by ccsmtp.wj.com (IMA Internet Exchange v1.03) id 059d0730; Fri, 15 Sep 95 12:13:55 -0700 Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1995 12:02:05 -0700 Message-Id: <059d0730@ccsmtp.wj.com-DeleteThis> From: Geoffrey.Boehm@wj.com-DeleteThis Subject: Re: (Fwd) Re: The ultimate safety kit To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Content-Type: text/plain; name=Text_Item Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: cc:Mail note part
I can't decide if these replies are more offensive or stupid - they
are certainly plenty of both.
To begin with the stupid, not one in 10 bay sailors can swim back from
3 miles out in seas greater than 2 feet with rubber on. When I was on
swim team in high school, I MIGHT have been able to do so, but I doubt
it. At 47, I damn well know I can't. Which at least gives me some
advantage over those under 30 who think they can. At some point in
life we all have to learn the body has limits that can't be overcome
by sheer will power. I learned this lesson around 40, which was kinda
late. Fortunately, that was after I began sailing, or I probably
wouldn't have taken up the sport.
Moving on to the offensive, who are you to define the criteria for
acceptance in "your" sport? You sound like my mother, who always warned me not
to try things I might fail at. If I die sailing because I put myself into a
situation I can't extricate myself from, that's MY problem, not yours. In fact,
I sincerely HOPE to die sailing. We're all mortal (another lesson that takes a
while to learn), and have to die some way. I've come close enough to death
through disease to know I'd much rather drown. Thank God I'm no longer too young
to die. I suppose this will trigger lots of idiotic babble about how my
irresponsible behavior will endanger the image of the sport, and my death
(already a foregone conclusion) will result in numerous restrictive laws to
hamper windsurfers after I'm gone. Oh well - I can't worry about that - it's
already blowing 19 at Waddell, and I've got better things to do.
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Subject: (Fwd) Re: The ultimate safety kit
Author: "Paul Delzio" <pauld@delzio.corp.sgi.com-DeleteThis> at INTERNET
Date: 9/15/95 10:57 AM
Finally, the voice of reason..I was going to suggest Shuffle Board as an
alternative sport ;o
>OK, OK, I've got to interject.
>NUMBER ONE rule for water sports. If you can't swim back from there, DON'T
>GO!!
> Windsurfing is not the safest sport in the world, it is however
>extremely fun. If the risk outweighs the reward.........
:D
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