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ith all due respect to Stephen Stills, if you can't sail with the ones you love — just go out with anybody. Let's face it, unless you're one of those lunatic fringe singlehanders, any meaningful life experience is better when you share it with someone else. And according to recent research, sailing leaves more indelible memories than any other pastime. Okay, okay, we just made that
up. But think about it: of the top five best memories of fun outings with family and friends that you've had in the last 20 years, how many involve sailing? Now, how many involved croquet? See? (Margin of error in this poll: ± 3%.) We have taken many people sailing continued on page 148
The unvarnished truth: going sailing with friends is always better than working on the boat.
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