Every sailor knows that the sea
Is a friend made enemy
And @robertmckenna
(And I guess this is not a video from Echo Beach and there is no Katrina.)
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Not necessarily
https://www.sailweb.co.uk/2020/05/21/could-j-class-yacht-racing-be-the-most-expensive-hobby-on-earth/
Is that the Giraffe from Ipanema?
@DukeTrout
Watching @inactivist’s video I was thinking I’d rather be going out through those waves than coming in with them behind me. Your Depoe Bay video kinda confirmed that.
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Thanks. I’ll edit it to correct.
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Speaking of boating: The Onion - Black Lives Matter Organizer Explains Movement To Older White Americans Using Sailing Metaphors To Make Them Feel More Comfortable
Yes it is shallow causing most of the high waves although a good number of large boats are making high wake which doesn’t help conditions, chalk it up to lack of experience and or regard for smaller boats. I always wear a PFD and have valid boaters license.
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No need for a rule: the invisible hand takes care of it.
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(Yesbut - the Js were designed and built in the 1930s, modern builds and reproductions notwithstanding.)
You are correct - timeless elegance of a bygone era and all that - but the question was only posed as a price one, not a time one. 
I’m sure I could find some modern yacht (sail and motor) designs that are eye-wateringly expensive and beautiful, though.
Riva yachts, for example. The Italians seem quite good at this.
Riva were responsible for this classic, of course.]
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Actually, very few contemporary sailboats match the aesthetic appeal of the old wooden boats, though advances in fluid dynamics, marine architecture, and material sciences mean boats go faster theses days:
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Well modern racing yachts are like Formula 1 cars - built for air- and water-efficiency, not looks. (No, I did not mean ‘water-efficiency’ to apply to F1 cars!!)
But modern cruising yachts (with sails) are in many cases pretty pretty. There’s a few fugly ones but the function sort of dictates a pleasing form. There’s a couple of very good lookers here.
It does tend to be the non-sail boats that attract the ugly lumps and bumps.
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Oh, you want to see some pretty new boats?
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I think that first one was in my last link above.
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We’re threadjacking, but what do you think of the new Cup boats?
That doesn’t look like any fun at all. I wonder what the attraction is?
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Not seen any for 2021 yet, but watched last one with fascinated interest.
Basically, F1 design ethos, on water!
You’re talking about the nouveau-riche, right? /s
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Despite the fact that it’s dangerous af, and falling overboard means “yeah, you’re dead”, it otherwise looks like a HELLUVA LOT OF FUN.
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Would it be unAmerican to have a speed limit though that section?
The trouble is that speed is often the safer way to get through waves like that.
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Foiling monohulls are a reality.
