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  1. lxskllr

    Sailing

    This is the second happiest day of your life!
  2. lxskllr

    Sailing

    The ocean's special. Dunno how I'd feel about a long voyage on a smallish boat, but I'm pretty sure I'd love it.
  3. lxskllr

    Sailing

    Great looking ship! I'd love to travel around in something like that :^)
  4. lxskllr

    Sailing

    Years back I was semi seriously looking into kayaking to Europe. Thought it would be impressive, and I could maybe get it paid for by sponsors. Found out it was already done, and it kind of took the wind out of my sails(hah!). In a different life, it would have been cool to hand build a...
  5. lxskllr

    Sailing

    Wikipedia is a little technical/jargony for someone not into it, but here it is... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacking_(sailing) You basically zigzag forward, moving ~45° to either side of the true line you want to be on. Somewhat similar is ferrying when paddling whitewater. You want to get...
  6. lxskllr

    Sailing

    I don't know a thing about it, but always thought it looked pretty cool. Much more interesting to me than powerboating, for the reasons you mentioned. You don't simply point and go. There's an art to it.
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