Bob Bitchin
Fear Not! I don’t know why it is, but there are a lotta folks out there who say they want to take off on a major voyage, but in reality, have no desire whatsoever to actually take off. You know them. You see them every day on the dock; people who have been planning a voyage and keep setting the departure back because their new kathorple valve hasn’t set yet, or their double wickerbill needs adjusting. Maybe next month... or next season... or next year. What is it that keeps them locked into their slip, occasionally venturing out for a weekend up the coast or down the lake? It’s a fear of the unknown. What’s it going to be like once I am out there? Day after day of nothing but huge rolling seas, and winds blowing 35-50 knots? And there won’t be anywhere to hide out there, right? Okay, let’s calm down a bit and take a 151
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