[quote=Edchris177][quote]For some reason, some took issue with this opinion, hence the verbal attacks, therefore this discussion is now closed and I withdraw from being a valuable member of thebeachcats.[/quote]
Turbo, that is NOT a good reason to quit. Have you never seen where Philip used of go off his meds, & attack Andrew?:-D
Some posters lack the finer points of diplomacy, & I know I have been guilty at times. Personally, I think MOST sports at the world level cannot be entered by Joe Six Pack...baseball, football, car racing,skiing, golf, they all require sponsors, & lots of cash, or working your way up to a certain status before being eligible to compete.
In Canada, ice hockey & skiing reign supreme. The Stanley Cup is the holy grail of world hockey, & was donated by Lord Stanley, to the "best amateur hockey team in the world". Good luck trying to get a crack at it if you are not a member of the NHL. Same for the World Cup skiing, you need to prove yourself before being allowed to show your face at Kitzbuel, or
Val d'Isre.
Sailing is no different, & in some ways this is good. The rich kids spends millions to develop better gear, & it eventually trickles down to us. Look at how affordable a Tornado now is. We would never have seen carbon masts, daggers, rudders, self tacking jibs, asymmetrical spinnakers, had the rich folk not spent the $$ on technology to get that little extra edge.
You need to be in politics, even at a very local level for a term. I didn't think Bachos response was the leading edge of a pack of wolves. As long as they attack your idea, & not you personally, aka "TURBO you rotten stupid fool, how can be so blind yadda yadda ya", it's all OK. I am not a stupid man, BUT, that doesn't mean I never have a dumb idea!
I don't care how dumb others think my IDEA is, we can argue that all day. The only time you quit is when they attack you personally.
It would be LAME, to bug out because someone doesn't like your view.<!-- editby --><em>Edited by Edchris177 on Sep 29, 2012 - 06:00 PM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
