Round the word competitive single person sailing. The platforms used today are not that stable. Yet you have to sleep and keep the boat going as fast as possible. You can run into situations and conditions where sleep is suicide so drugs must be used to stay awake I imagine. Yes it is a race as well.

To me the risks are too high to call it a sport. It to me is remarkable the majority finish those events. Perhaps today with the extensive worldwide weather information available. They skirt the worse of it. It is almost impossible to skirt all of it though. When racing or not.

At times the weather and direction you have to go will beat the body up pretty bad. They probably have air suspension seats and bunks in them. I do not know if power sail roller reefing is allowed to be computer controlled.

The boats used in these competitions today are really fast. That only means you can get into serious trouble much faster if a situation arises. I have had to wonder about the sanity of people that take on this type of challenge.

Adrenalin junkies.

For myself, sliding a car sideways at an autocross is enough to get me going.

The biggest risk is embarrassing yourself.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Did I call you a vulgar name in that post?

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Insults are insults.... I guess to you some insults are better/worse than others. The implications were clear even though they were not spelled out.

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- With out god, life is everything.
- God is an ever receding pocket of scientific ignorance that's getting smaller and smaller as time moves on..." Neil DeGrasse Tyson
- You can pray for me, I'll think for you.
- When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.

Insults are insults? Making a statement about the behavior of a general group is the same as directly calling an individual a dirty name?

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I'm a liberal. You made the comment on my statement.... So, yea you pretty much nailed it.

Just own your words. I insulted you. No if, and or buts a out it. I do not regret it. Put you big boy pants on and deal with it.

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- With out god, life is everything.
- God is an ever receding pocket of scientific ignorance that's getting smaller and smaller as time moves on..." Neil DeGrasse Tyson
- You can pray for me, I'll think for you.
- When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.

Sure! If you are so shallow that you can’t apologize for a direct, personal and vulgar insult I will certainly deal with it.

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A great example of cheating within the rulebook:

https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2020/03/12/nothing-bends-rules-like-this-penske-fueling-tower?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20_March_16_Newsletter_NewDD

Check out Sail GP. it is a One Design class of racing with 50' Catamarans with foils. The Brits have the best team so far...

They had the '12 meter (metre?)' class for about 30 years.

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To me that is racing. Person vs person. Best ability, skill and luck wins.

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2014 C250 21,XXX my new DD ** 2013 GLK 350 18,000 Wife's new DD**

- With out god, life is everything.
- God is an ever receding pocket of scientific ignorance that's getting smaller and smaller as time moves on..." Neil DeGrasse Tyson
- You can pray for me, I'll think for you.
- When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.