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Group9 · 01-08-2017, 17:01

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Originally Posted by Lake-Effect

We're in a "yacht club", but the low BS, self-help, nuthin fancy sort of club, and it's been pretty good. We have a few liveaboards, even some nutty enough to endure the Toronto winter aboard.

There's politics here too, but to me it seems the member to member interactions are pretty friendly. For the most part, it's "we", and not us vs them, or members vs staff, etc.

We find it pretty enjoyable, and I don't think we'd be as happy in a marina. Especially after this thread.

The problem in our yacht club was the large contingent of non-boat owners who were firmly convinced that the yacht club would be a better club without the yachts!

meatservo · 01-08-2017, 17:08

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Originally Posted by rognvald

So, if I follow your logic, you cannot have a successful life, a good education, a successful business/job or overall success in life unless you ARE NOT critical of other people???? "Self-inflicted" problems have a direct connection to intelligence. Without a brain, everything is acceptable and similar to the amoeba, the most you will be capable of doing is to move in one direction or another in a stimulus response. And, of course, we will conveniently ignore the last 2,500 years of Literature, History and Philosophy that deals with Man's relationship to the world and his dissatisfaction with the status quo. The History of Mankind is the quest of dissatisfied human beings looking for the greener grass on the other side of the fence. If we left the world to those who are so easily satisfied, we would still be living in the Stone Age as meager hunter-gatherers seeking a sustenance existence in an uncertain world. You are what you make it? Only if you are incapable of ignoring reality. The great people in Life are never meek. Meek people in life are never great. Just ask Darwin. Good luck and safe sailing.

I dismiss Darwin, as I am a Christian, but that was a most excellent rant!

meatservo

Mike OReilly · 01-08-2017, 17:38

Well, I just pulled into Baie-Comeau marina (Club nautique de Baie-Comeau) on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River. Small city on the edge of civilization. My broken French is matched by the member’s and staff’s broken English. Somehow, we manage to communicate and enjoy each other’s company.

People are friendly, helpful and just plain awesome. So too with our last marina stop. There are cliches and in-groups everywhere, it is true. But I find you get back what you put out. Most people are great. They’re just different than you, which is part of the reason for going cruising, is it not?

Mirage35 · 01-08-2017, 17:45

And then there's the sailing skills. My recent observations in our marina include somebody cutting another boat off by pulling out of the service dock without looking, somebody seriously threatening other boats while docking, somebody ignorant about protocol regarding fishing in the marina, somebody accidentally pumping out contaminated bilge water, ...

Fortunately they're still prepared to put up with me while I learn the ropes ...

sailorboy1 · 01-08-2017, 17:47

Maybe it's that I've never been in a marina long enough this "stuff" since prior to this me longest USA marina stay was 4 days.

Mike OReilly · 01-08-2017, 17:55

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Originally Posted by sailorboy1

Maybe it's that I've never been in a marina long enough this "stuff" since prior to this me longest USA marina stay was 4 days.

Yes. Could be that. I’ve never been in a marina that long

. Go man go!

Kenomac · 01-08-2017, 18:25

What's a marina?

**a64pilot** · 01-08-2017, 19:13

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Originally Posted by Kenomac

What's a marina?

Place where old men like me sit out "H" season and unbearable heat

meatservo · 01-08-2017, 19:18

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Originally Posted by a64pilot

Place where old men like me sit out "H" season and unbearable heat

And one day Brother, God willing, I will be tied up next to you, and we can have a few beers, and trade war stories!

meatservo

**a64pilot** · 01-08-2017, 19:34

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Originally Posted by meatservo

And one day Brother, God willing, I will be tied up next to you, and we can have a few beers, and trade war stories!

meatservo

I look forward to that, first nights beer is on me.
Be sure to bring a coin though, or you will be buying a lot of beer later

fSymo · 01-08-2017, 20:38

I certainly hope to meet all y'all someday. This upcoming adventure sounds exquisitely awesome and awful at the same time, which is right where I want to be.

After all, it can't be worse than Jersey.

SecondBase · 01-08-2017, 20:41

Maybe you carry that negative perception for a while and then you all prep for a hurricane at that same marina, find everyone working together, checking on each other, checking on each other's boats, genuinely helping each other, and you come away with a whole different perspective of the people around you.

One the other hand, much of my nautical miseducation WAS completed in marinas.