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Forum: General Sailing Forum 13-01-2019, 16:52
Replies: 356
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Posted By Beau.Vrolyk
Re: Cruising Sailboats: a Dying Breed?

In many areas (EG: San Francisco Bay) the term "live aboard" is the problem. There is a strong move in many areas to limit live aboards on boats because they are viewed as bay fill.

In my local...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 20-11-2018, 10:04
Replies: 356
Views: 37,803
Posted By Beau.Vrolyk
Re: Cruising Sailboats: a Dying Breed?

I have worked in this area for most of my adult life. Yes, automation will eliminate jobs. I'd just point out that the sort of fear-mongering that this article delivers was extremely popular at the...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 20-11-2018, 09:14
Replies: 356
Views: 37,803
Posted By Beau.Vrolyk
Re: Cruising Sailboats: a Dying Breed?

I really do not think we are moving to "fewer and fewer jobs". I doubt anyone can find any evidence of that.

We are most certainly changing what people do when they have a job, but there are not...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 19-11-2018, 15:11
Replies: 356
Views: 37,803
Posted By Beau.Vrolyk
Re: Cruising Sailboats: a Dying Breed?

I believe that there are a number of mistaken premises in these comments.

1) While many schools, like Cal. State Northridge, where I went require tuition. But, the most expensive Ivy League and...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-11-2018, 18:01
Replies: 356
Views: 37,803
Posted By Beau.Vrolyk
Re: Cruising Sailboats: a Dying Breed?

LOL!

Well I was grumpy because so many people were being grumpy about the wrong stuff.

I think that it's ok to be grumpy about folks over-generalizing. Basically, I don't think a bunch of...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 07-11-2018, 12:29
Replies: 356
Views: 37,803
Posted By Beau.Vrolyk
Re: Cruising Sailboats: a Dying Breed?

I just read through five pages of this. Here are a few observations:

First, could all the old farts like me stop making stupid generalization about Millennials? These sorts of generalization are...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 05-11-2018, 08:47
Replies: 356
Views: 37,803
Posted By Beau.Vrolyk
Re: Cruising Sailboats: a Dying Breed?

A few things to think about:

A) Most issues/problems do NOT have only one factor driving them, so no one will ever come up with "The Reason" that sailing is declining. There are obviously multiple...
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