[WVKayaker]

Why does it matter to you so much that you continue to beat the air.

She sailed. She got in trouble. She was rescued. She may do it again.

It will not make a bit of difference in your life, my life, nor any other posters on FR. It does make you look like a control freak.

I taught sailing at 12-13 yrs of age. I sailed a Sunfish out of sight of land (tho I could see the top of the water tower at Wrightsville Beach) every Saturday all summer long when I was 15=16, and caught fish to sell to the local seafood restaurants.

I wish I'd had the opportunity. I sailed on a Destroyer when I was 17...

[DJ MacWoW]

It does make you look like a control freak.

Discussing current events on a forum means we're all control freaks?! Isn't this a discussion forum?

[Travis McGee]

I taught sailing at 12-13 yrs of age. I sailed a Sunfish out of sight of land (tho I could see the top of the water tower at Wrightsville Beach) every Saturday all summer long when I was 15=16,

By all means, set out for the Southern Ocean in winter! You're obviously ready!