发表于2024-09-12
Complete Guide to Sailing 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书
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With the growing competition for man s leisure time, sailing is the one
sport that seems to be able to involve the entire family. To sail on a pond,
a lake, an ocean, or even a large swimming pool, is relaxation and enjoy-
ment of the highest order. What holds back families from enjoying this
sport is the mystique that seems to surround the sport itself. People seem
to be afraid to sail. They are afraid to try it; the water terrifies them. Most
of this fear is unfounded. Thus, the main job, in order to get people to
enjoy sailing, is to get them to try it.
A power boat is different. Here people understand the switch that turns
the engine on, the steering wheel, the accelerator, and the gears. Once
they hear the power, they are able to put the boat into forward or re-
verse and take off across the water. Perhaps some are foolhardy and care-
less, but as in a car, they are driving and they are in control. This, to
some people, means fun. After a while, however, driving a power boat
becomes as tedious as driving a car. There is little enjoyment. There is no
peace of mind, and one must constantly be on the watch for dangers that
may lurk ahead. None of this is true with sailing. While sailing you can
have peace of mind. You are not going fast, and you are enjoying the
elements as they come to you. The wind and the water are challenges that
man has been striving to conquer since time began.
As one of our Presidents commented when he tried a sailboat for the
ilrst time, "Why hadn t I tried this before? It is relaxing-there is no
noise, and there is a feeling of peace around you."
Sailing is this-and much more-if you will only get out and try it.
Complete Guide to Sailing 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书