The News, Culture and Practice of Sailing woodenboats
in Australia, New Zealand & The South Pacific.
Peddling Towards Irrelevance
Even if we ignore the sordid quest for mammon, the ludicrous nationality rules, the obscene budgets, the joke of “Kiwi’s” defending their Cup in Spain, and a hundred other inauthenticities, what makes me saddest is the disappearance of a swag of skills that demanded psychological mind games, physical skill, finesse, strength and yes…even bravery.