1. It’s always good to come first
2. If your sailing partner isn’t wet enough they can jump overboard
3. You don’t have to pay your other half
4. You don’t have to wash the sheets after sailing.
5. You don’t feel kinky for using ropes and knots.
6. You don’t have to worry about the rig suddenly losing it’s tension.
7. You can always swap sailing partners.
8. You can always have a shower after sailing.
9. Your mates will believe you when you tell them sailing stories.
10. It’s OK to sail with your brother or sister.
11. The rig stays up when you sail drunk.
12. You can usually stay up for longer than a few minutes on a Cat.
13. If you get a small hole in a sail you can still keep going but you may not come first.
14. It’s OK if you get the name of your boat wrong.
15. The thought of bending your pole doesn’t bring tears to your eyes.
16. Swapping boats with your mates is OK.
17. You can do it with other people watching if you like.
18. You’re guaranteed a sail at least once a week, more often if you want.
19. Having an Asymmetric isn’t a congenial deformality.
20. You can wear as much rubber as you like.
21. It’s OK to polish your own boat.
22. You can take a piss while sailing and no-one will notice.
23. If you come first you get your name in the paper.
24. Opening a beer while sailing is classy.
25. You can show off the trophies you get for coming first.
26. Even with a big handicap you can still get a sail.
27. The person sailing with you won’t ask you to turn the lights off.
28. Sailing a boat that’s under 14 years old wont get you arrested.
29. The first time you sailed a boat was good fun
30. The only thing you can catch sailing is the boat in front of you.
.. but it’s always better when it blows ..
