Umm, not harsh, just nasty:
"Do it my way or else"
"Oh, and I'll also tell you how to spend your money"
The Thought Police are out in force today.
So, I'll leave you with this provocative thought:
What about a forum, we could even call out something like trawler forum, where people interested in boats, being on the water, etc, can take the time to share their experiences with others?
This could be very useful to young and old alike.
Learn from other's experiences.
Now that's an idea!
But we can only learn from other's, if other's are willing to take the time to write about it.
And no one would take that time if they thought they were just going to open themselves up to ridicule and insults.
Before I had Dauntless, I learned a lot from reading all manners of boating and sea faring stuff.
I was able to avoid a lot of mistakes from that prior learning.
However, there is still a learning process.
My intent in relating my English Channel adventure was not to curry fame and fortune from the venerable TF crowd, but instead to explain what happened so other's can avoid the same fate.
Had I previously read an account like mine, I would have been more aware of the issues in the English Channel and would have done everything differently.
I'm sure that's exactly what most of the poster's had in mine in this thread.
Now, I have an ocean to cross.
Richard on Dauntless in rainy, cold and windy Morocco, waiting & waiting.
Oh, maybe I'm waiting the wrong way?
I'm sure I'll hear about it on any case
Have a good day!