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[–] [email protected] 115 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

The ideas that normies don't sail isn't true. I'm a normie and not rich and I started a sailing school because it's fun as hell. You don't need ^to ^own a boat to go sailing, you only need to know how.

[–] [email protected] 125 points 2 months ago (9 children)

Homie how tf are you sailing with no boat?

[–] [email protected] 102 points 2 months ago

That’s the power of your imagination!

[–] [email protected] 71 points 2 months ago (3 children)

This simple trick, 🏴‍☠️

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago

You wouldn’t download a boat

Not a sailboat, but still a downloaded boat. https://www.drdflo.com/pages/Projects/Printcess.html

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

sail on home to the never say die flavor of simple Rick.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I'm the captain now!

[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 months ago (4 children)

A friend with a boat is what you want. Same with a pool.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 months ago

The best boat there is is one you don't own!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Never sailed in a pool before, brb.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

You get really good at tight turns.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It’s always good to have friends with things you want to use but don’t want to own. Another thing that falls into that category: puppies and kittens.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Hey, cheap nephlings and cousins once-removed! 👋 wanna run around and wrestle and part ways at the end of the night?!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

First they tell me I can go sailing, now you say I can make friends... What other pie in the sky fantasies are you selling!?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Show up to race night with beers and sailing gloves. And the aforementioned knowledge of sailing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Show up to race night with beers and sailing gloves

And prepare to get wet! ^.^

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

you join a club and are crew. it's literally how most sailing clubs function. How the hell are you supposed to race a boat if only the owner gets to be on it? The larger the boat the more the crew you need. The fees at my club for crew are $40 a year. That's like 1/3 the cost of netflix and way more worth it. And many clubs also have a "why buy?" club where you can captain one of the fleet boats a certain number of times a year and bring your own crew.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

They said you don't need a boat.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago

You don't need to own a boat. Apologies.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

You don’t need a boat, but sailing is much easier with a boat.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

you can stick a tiny american flag in your lil belly button and float on by.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Even ten years ago I was like what the heck is an American flag doing on this boat?? The American empire is like one of my least fave so can we at least use the less horrifying state flag?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

That's what gaming pcs with vr are for

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The same way you live in a place that you don't own.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

OK, but you don't see me starting an "apartment renting school"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If renting an apartment carried with it a similar significant risk of drowning, there might be a demand.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I would like to introduce you to Florida

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Can confirm, especially the smaller sailboats like lasers and such. You can get going insanely fast on a windy day on the lake :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sunfish are the best. Why, you ask? Just scroll down until you see something... 'jolly'

spoilerNow, these aren't official class sails, but who is going to be racing a sunfish anyway, right? ;) I'm also shocked at the price increase. I paid $150 for mine 10 years ago, which is 1/3 of the true class sails needed for racing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I don't have space for a mini sailboat right now, but these do look fun as a hobby someday :3