TIMES RECORD • August 17, 2021
There are watercraft of all different sizes and shapes that are powered by a variety of paddle, sail and motor. Typically, we think of working commercial boats as motor boats — versus pleasure boats that can also be powered by paddle or sail. But this has not always been the case. Sailing, in particular, was once the power of the seas. It is easy to perceive a divide between pleasure boats and working boats in the bay in terms of their designs and their types of activities. But, in fact, there is a good deal of cross over. All of these boats and all of these people are enjoying the same space and sometimes in ways that are more similar to each other than might initially be apparent. Perhaps some of the gaps between all of those sharing the water could be lessened by finding these commonalities. ~ Susan Olcott