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Old 02-14-2011
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...sail all conditions perfectly, or sail in perfect conditions all the time...

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To sail in all conditions within my skill level and avoid the ones outside it ??
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To sail in all conditions within my skill level and avoid the ones outside it ??
Whatever, you define your own personal perfect conditions..

Me, I think I would rather sail all conditions perfectly rather than always sail in perfect conditions...
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Sailing in perfect conditions all the time sounds good (todays weather- 45 knots, rain, dark), but I think it would get kind of boring after awhile. Of course, sailing in all conditions is what we all do now, just not perfectly.
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...sail all conditions perfectly, or sail in perfect conditions all the time...

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perfect conditions - all too much of the same.
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