Top 10 Reasons Sailing Is Better than Golf
From the archives.... 1996! SpinSheet co-founder Dave Gendell shares his thoughts on why his favorite sport--sailing, of course--tops golf in 10 ways....
10. Female sailors regularly compete against and beat male sailors. Female golfers have their anatomy questioned on national TV.
9. Golfers have to throw grass into the air to determine the wind direction.
8. Golfers say things like "He hasn't been the same player since he checked out of rehab." Sailors say things like, "If he can get his head out of the rum, we might be able to win a race or two."
7. When you win sailing's biggest prize, you are presented with the oldest trophy in sports and get thrown in the water. When you win golfing's biggest prize, you get an ill-fitting green jacket of questionable construction.
6. Synonym for sailing: "yachting." Synonym for golfing: "spanking whitey."
5. Sailing clothes are found on fashionable clothing racks. Golfing clothes are found on the racks of the Boca Raton Goodwill.
4. There is no SpinSheet of the golf world.
3. Sailing U.S. championships are held in places like Newport, Annapolis, San Diego, and Key West. Golf's U.S. championship is held in New Jersey.
2. When top golfers lose, they say things like, "Oh well. I hope I'll be able to beat him next week." When top sailors lose, they say things like, ""Why would you build a 12-meter out of fiberglass unless you wanted to cheat?"
1. Your boss takes you golfing and berates you. You take the boss sailing and he pukes.
By Dave Gendell
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