Sailors I hate you! Act Two (with final ear-pulling)
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Sailors, you have the floor. Do you remember a few days ago when we publishedan email from a reader Andrea Scopesi venting his “hatred” toward the most diverse (and colorful) categories of sailors? As we imagined, your comments were not long in coming. We have selected, among many, four containing new and amusing “the ones that…” mockers. There were also many “ear-pulling” comments to good Andrew, it’s part of the game: we publish them at the bottom.
SLAPSTICK FOR SAILORS WHO…
“blah blah blah, but their cruises do not exceed 30 miles in 15 days.
Those who put the little lights that illuminate the water at the stern,
Those that have joystick rudders and don’t have a replacement screw,
Those who dock and can’t put in a spring,
Those that do not use the gangway but bring the stern to skim the dock,
Those who leave the lines slack because they don’t want to struggle to get into the boat,
Those who have a 50-foot boat and two small fenders on each side,
Those who moor at the dock and drop anchor on their feet,
Those that leave the halyards slow and gig all night,
those….. there is to write for a month.” Aunt Daniela
“the more uncomfortable they are; the more “marine” they are … I mean of everything: rudder, rigging, cockpit, below deck, deck, passages, lockers, etc. etc.” Colmar
“while you are in a wonderful, deserted bay they come and stand right next to you,
Those who use mittens,
Those who wear Crocs on board,
Those who eat lunch in the cockpit with plastic plates,
Those who go to sea once a year and claim to be sailors,
Those who keep the sprayhood up in 40 degrees and zero wind…..
those who shout while maneuvering…BE AWARE!!!!!” Luciana
“and we don’t want to talk about those who criticize your boat for this or that (hypothetical) defect…and then you find out that they are surf owners…(don’t hold it against surfers…I love them)” Andrea S
THE “EAR-PULLERS”
“…I would add …and those who make all these oservations as if they can judge what is good what is not …sic!” Gino
“Those who write the 17 laws of good and evil,novel Captain Ahabs in search of the ultimate catharsis, those yes I would send them to …” Richard GE
“I guess you have nothing to do. Right right I’m redoing the fairing, instead of writing bullshit someone could come and give me a hand to sandpaper the old veg that I’m getting old and it’s starting to weigh me down. Greetings.” Alexander
“An article that is meant to be funny but only succeeds in leaking the mental wanks of a regatist who believes that sailing is racing. Will he be an engineer? Mah…let’s just say humor is not his strong suit!” Lorenzo Imbasciati
“but this one here instead of sailing and minding his own business is doing the decalogue of the types of people who go to sea … but.to me.come so comfortable fenders hanging from the drapes lifted from the elastic that when I sail only in a ttimo I have placed them ..and this one claims to judge what is right or home not..then on those who throw the anchor over you ..there ‘is to be careful and gurd them ..most of the time they are people who rent and who use the boat less than one who sails habitually..so..tolerance and education always ..in the end the sea belongs to everyone and everyone sails as he wants without being invaded for reading some magazine …but….give us the pleasure…” Sollazzo Emilio
“Item 17. But why is it forbidden to go in carrying gaits? Point 16, and sailing with fenders what’s the harm? Point 15, so what if I have new awning and old mainsail, what do you care! etc etc.
Sailing is for everyone even for those who make mistakes.
A bit Taliban like article.” Duccio
“the important thing is to have fun,maybe looking more at your own boat,and not wasting time looking at others.When I get on the boat I spend so much time thinking about all the improvements that need to be made,then I take and get out,my neighbor stands for hours watching the harbor exit and then opens the toolbox,in the evening we sometimes go for pizza together” Roberto
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