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Originally Posted by wingssail
I'd take his comment to mean more than that. When he says it depends on how much one likes to sail he could be talking about the actual enjoyment of sailing and of a boat which does it well.
Of course being forced to motor to get where you want to go is an aggravation, but if you don't much care to sail anyhow, or don't want to bother with it, then it does not make much difference to you.
On the other hand if you simply love sailing then each tine you leave the dock you might be happiest if you have and a boat which does it well.
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I believe you have portrayed the people who motor often in a nice way. Even w/decent air we see them motoring all the time. Not sure if it just laziness or they haven't left the frenetic work world, but they always seem to be in a hurry. Maybe we're an oddity these days, but we would rather hear the
water rush past the
hull and adjust
sails than listen to the motor.
Previously would "rate" a boats sailing ability by low
engine hours. This isn't always the case these days as you need to heavily factor in the owners ability/want to sail into the formula. If they aren't doing 6-7 kts, they need to fire up the motor.
Will say we have a heavier boat by today's standards, but think it can sail well even in light air if you are willing to put up the light air
sails. In 6-8 kts of air we are moving fairly well for a big girl. Since we tend to sail more, we hardly put on many
engine hours annually.
Agree that some (not all) heavier boats need 10-15kts to start sailing. They tend to motor more since they don't even try to put up light air sails (too much work??). Luckily, I don't need to really understand why people can't/don't sail, just know that we enjoy sailing and is all that matters.