Paul,
Since I'm the resident professional drinker on the list I'll take a try to  
your questions.
 
1) Sailing would be rather boring without alcohol and loud music.
2) Actually, I'm a drinker with a sailing problem.
3) Children are forbidden from boarding Rum Runner. Adults only, unless  they 
can mix drinks for us.
4) I would hope sailors drink more. Motor boats go way to fast and they  
would certainly spill their drinks. No need to waste good alcohol.
5) I think there would be a risk to the captain if the captain weren't  
drinking. Besides, why be the captain if you can't drink?
6) I have actually gotten more bumps and bruises from falling down while  
rafting with other boats. I don't do that any more because they always drink my  
rum. Some sailors are just to cheap to bring their own. Or, they try to slip 
in  some cheap Bacardi or Ron Rico. That stuff isn't fit for bilge wash.
 
That's the best I can do this time of the day. Perhaps I'll try again  
tonight after I've had a few.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 9/3/2008 11:36:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
krawitzmail-rhodes22 at yahoo.com writes:

A recent  scan of Rhodes22.org newsgroup posts disclosed the following
alcohol  references:

"hoist one w/the guys"

"McCain, no doubt, is probably a Bud Man. What do the others  imbibe in?"

"Anyone that's happy has to be a  drinker and they will always get my vote."

"I kept  staring at a drunken lady swigging her drink"

"The  beer there is pretty good!"

"no sense in letting  the beer get hot"

"using the sailor's bar scenario  of "da list"

So here are the questions. And one of them, all of them,  or none of
them. Try to answer them with non-alcohol humor, if you  can...

1. Why are boating and drinking so inextricably linked?
2. Do  you drink while you sail? If so, would you enjoy sailing less if
you  weren't drinking?
3. Are any of you the parents of minors, and do they  drink? If so, are
they ever on your boat without your supervision?
4.  Who drinks more frequently on the water, sailors or motor boaters?
5. Do  you think there are risks to passengers drinking if the captain
isn't  drinking?
6. Do you think there are risks to drinking on a boat if the boat  is
not underway?

The most creative and intelligent answer to  question 1 gets a
salt-encrusted newbie prize.

Paul  K
"Clarity"

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