Longitudinal Attitude

Everyone loves to talk about Latitude(s).  Generally it's closely associated with attitude. You've probably heard a ton of catch phrases or sayings regarding attitude.  Heck, Jimmy Buffet even sang about it in "Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude."  While that is all very good and well, don't disregard the importance of Longitudinal Attitude.
We often hear "your boat is...where?"  We answer "Brunswick" and usually get blank stares back.  So why Brunswick?  If you talk to cruisers you will find it's a terrific hurricane/storm hole.  One of the best on the east coast.  But why?  Look at the map.  The longitude is approximately the same as Cuyahoga Falls Ohio which is WAY inland.  Brunswick is one of the western most harbors on the eastern seaboard.  Yeah, it's the same longitude of many other places but Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders made Cuyahoga Falls kewl in "Back to Ohio".  I always loved that song as a kid (Chrissie Rocks!) and wondered where in the hell Cuyahoga Falls is.  Now I know, same longitude as Brunswick GA.

Boat Girl Oddity

Every so often an odd thing occurs and I would be interested in your thoughts.   As an equal partner in the sailing life, I have always been involved.  I actually grew up sailing.  Tom didn't take his first sail until high school.  Sometimes we are together sailing, teaching lessons, working on various projects or boat socializing. Other times, we are solo on the boat(s).  Me included.  However I find that if I am alone working on a boat project, it's fairly common to get a comment (whether it's to me or Tom) that is a congratulations of some sort TO Tom.....like "Congrats! I can never get my wife to _fill in the blank_"  Or  "Cap10 Tom, awesome with the wax job.  I wish my wife would wax the boat."

I just find it weird that fellow sailors congratulate Tom on my work on the boat.  ?????  I understand that my gender as a whole is not always as involved in boating.  But it still strikes me as odd.  I don't recall that anyone has complemented me on Tom's work, other than to say "Wow, Tom is really a terrific craftsman when it comes to rehabbing a house" or "Tom can sure smoke up some fabulous ribs."  Is that different?  It feels different.  Hum?  How about it my sailing sistas out there, has it happened to you?  Guys, do you get these complements on the work/projects your sailing chicks accomplish? 

Happy New Year 2013

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