tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273883632460433399.post8845219496077005982..comments2024-03-28T02:33:20.668-07:00Comments on Earwigoagin: Ambassadors for SailingTweezermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06559514473959503645noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273883632460433399.post-33983585403627039322011-12-18T08:55:46.459-08:002011-12-18T08:55:46.459-08:00my2fish - Thanks for the extra information on Soap...my2fish - Thanks for the extra information on SoapySails. A while ago, in another house, I had a neighbor. He was into tennis and I was into sailing. Then he picked up a cheap 470 to sail with his son (I had nothing to do with his decision). And then he went whole hog into sailing; joined a big boat crew and even bought himself a small cruiser. It seems that those that come to sailing later in life radiate a passion for sailing that those who have been doing it since their younger years lack.Tweezermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559514473959503645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273883632460433399.post-42963279994842855502011-12-16T17:02:07.789-08:002011-12-16T17:02:07.789-08:00I'm familiar with Soapysails - the guy in WV. ...I'm familiar with Soapysails - the guy in WV. he occasionally posts in the Sunfish forums about the regatta that he puts together. <br /><br />that pond is tiny, but it's great to see him getting that many people interested. as Nick Hayes points out in his book <i>Saving Sailing</i>, mentoring is a huge part of getting people to start, and continue sailing as a pastime. I think SoapySails is off to a fine start!<br /><br />cheers, my2fishmy2fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457239434851029876noreply@blogger.com