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I'm not following how you would know this, being new to the sport. These folks do exist, but they are a very small fraction. I find 99% of the community, of all sizes and shapes, to be friendly and open. In fact, the actual owners are usually sailors and can relate to any other sailor, of any other kind, with a common interest. We had a modestly famous billionaire down the pier from us years back. He was in his 80s and had a full time crew manage his 90ish foot yacht. He loved leaning on this lifelines and talking about sailing to anyone that walked by. In fact, if there is any common denominator, boaters will all talk your head off, especially if you have something you need to get done.There are a lot of douchebags in the sailing community.. most of them coming from inherited money.
Most often, I find the jerks are the 20 yr old kids that are out sailing or racing Mom and Dad's boat, because their brains haven't fully formed. Mom and Dad are fine, even if they're third generation money. I would think anyone that in the marina, with a chip on their shoulder, thinking anyone with a nice boat was a d-bag, would get the cold shoulder.