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Nautiduck
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Initially Posted - 04/18/2009 :  12:20:38  Show Profile
This is from our club's latest newsletter:

You know you're a sailor if:

• you hear a gun go off and you hit your wristwatch instead of the floor.
• you live your life tilted at 30 degrees.
• you give up wearing cologne because you're going to smell like lake water anyway.
• you go to a Nautical store and you're the only one who can identify all the flags.
• you can maintain perfect balance on the subway without holding onto anything.
• you think winter is the worst season. Period.
• you know there is a difference between ropes and lines.
• you actually can drink like a fish and really do enjoy rum.
• you invest more money into foul weather gear than your entire winter wardrobe.
• you know that the phrase "get the stick up" in no way relates to genitals.
• you know that the most important race of the day is not the one on the water, but the race to the hoist and the keg.
• your clothes all have boat names or sail numbers on them.
• your friends think you're being abused, but it's not your spouse, it's your skipper.
• your idea of a detailed conversation on a boat is "puff on" or "made".
• you know that 30mph is slow, but 25kts is unbelievably fast.
• your boat costs more than your car.
• you don't tie on your hiking boots when someone says 'hike bitches!'
• you've introduced yourself to somebody just because they were wearing a Mount Gay hat.
• you know "flying the kite" isn't a kiddie playdate.
• you only buy shoes whose soles are non-marking.
• you keep a spare set of clothes and boots in your car, just in case.
• you stand up straight on the boat, but sway like a drunk when you're on land.
• you plan all family vacations around cruises or regattas.
• you get into arguments with people who think sailing isn't a sport.
• you can fix anything with duct tape and a little lube.
• you clean your boat better than you clean yourself.

Got any more??


We cannot direct the winds but we can adjust our sails.
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delliottg
Former Mainsheet C250 Tech Editor

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Response Posted - 04/18/2009 :  13:28:25  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
You use a tiller instead of a wheel...sorry, couldn't help myself.
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 04/18/2009 :  13:40:48  Show Profile
LOL!
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Deric
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Response Posted - 04/18/2009 :  13:59:06  Show Profile
When you use a bowline knot any chance you can, regardless of being on a boat.

When you hear someone refer to a chart as a map you shake your head.

When you wish all power boaters would reach Nirvana and become self-actualized by becoming sailors.

When you use sailing language in everyday speech: At the office you tell the other guys, that you need a moment; Give me a second, I gotta hit the head."

When you wish could sail to work rather than drive.

... okay,, maybe there are others.

Deric
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 04/18/2009 :  14:16:49  Show Profile
When a guy tells you he's got a 60' Hatteras, you say "Oh."
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Don B
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Response Posted - 04/18/2009 :  14:58:12  Show Profile
When you're at work and foremost on your mind is checking the
Catalina 25 site for any new posts

Also, forwarding some of the great sailing pictures to non-sailing friends...eventually to find out that it's become one of their favorite screen savers or wall paper...
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jerlim
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Response Posted - 04/18/2009 :  18:51:24  Show Profile
A weather website is your home page.
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britinusa
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Response Posted - 04/18/2009 :  20:15:21  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
you check the forum before breakfast
your wife says 'it's not big enough' and you know she's talking about a boat.


Paul
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Deric
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Response Posted - 04/19/2009 :  04:33:37  Show Profile
When your license plate cover on your car reads "I'd rather be sailing."

When you describe how her bottom looks real good, and you aren't talking about your spouse, or girlfriend.

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JimB517
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Response Posted - 04/19/2009 :  16:30:16  Show Profile  Visit JimB517's Homepage
When you check every single flag you see flying, everywhere, even 1000 miles from the boat, for wind strength and observe for shifts.
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SailCO26
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Response Posted - 04/20/2009 :  06:47:25  Show Profile  Visit SailCO26's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by JimB517</i>
<br />When you check every single flag you see flying, everywhere, even 1000 miles from the boat, for wind strength and observe for shifts.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">AMEN!

I'll add "When you make race calls in rush hour traffic". eg "Starboard" at intersections and "leeward boat"/"up UP <b>UP</b>!!" when other drivers are merging.
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Chris Z
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Response Posted - 04/20/2009 :  10:12:17  Show Profile  Visit Chris Z's Homepage
your wife says 'it's not big enough' and you <b><font color="blue">think </font id="blue"> </b> she's talking about a boat.
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redviking
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Response Posted - 04/21/2009 :  08:40:03  Show Profile
You sell all of your stuff during a 4 day yard sale and jump off. Literally!

35 MPH feels fast! 55 is like scary!

You look at RV's and the vehicles they tow and wonder where their next "Anchorage" is. Then you wonder why they need a Hummer for a dinghy.

You know people by the name of their vessel.

"Land people" are kinda strange.

By the same token, when you walk into a familiar place after being away for awhile they exclaim: "Hey, the boat people are back!"

You are doing laundry and notice the bottle of bleach and think to yourself: "now where did I just see a boat that looked just like that?"

you actually know how to use the radio and have it on, and have all of the other necessary safety gear aboard............

And finally, THIS is your wallpaper



sten
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 04/21/2009 :  10:13:41  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
You "Dock" your car when you get to the office and ask the "crew" in the cube to port of you where their "slip" is.

You consider everyone you meet as potential crew for the Thursday night beer can series.
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Windhover
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Response Posted - 04/21/2009 :  10:28:47  Show Profile
...you notice your wife's underwear showing above her jeans when she bends over to help a child at a picnic and you whisper gently in her ear "Dear, your bottem paint's showing..."
And, she gets it...
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JJM
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Response Posted - 04/21/2009 :  16:40:45  Show Profile
When you wave at the power boaters lined up at the fuel dock as you go sailing by...
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