Funny thread; I showed it to Ann.
"So you are arguing both with the lower helm only crowd
and the flying bridge only crowd?"
Answer: "Yes! Because in the ideal world, they are both wrong!"
"Well isn't that a little too obvious?"
One thing that I note about the lower helm only crowd: the focus seems to be more on boating as a means to get from Point A to Point B, rather than on enjoying and observing the surroundings on the water and the out of doors. As I said, we are all on the water for different reasons.
Horseflies. By the thousands. Bitting right thru my tee shirt.
OMG, the May flies in Georgia! Like something out of a Stephen King novel. Yes, we were very thankful for our lower helm the one year we experienced that. They are only out for about a week, but
dayammn!
Mark, your wife being all bundled up was the giveaway. Still missing 70% of the view. I spent the first half of my life messing around out there on sail boats and skiffs and ski boats. Always thought it kind of boring in and of itself. Then later in life came back and did it all on Fb equipped boats...
whole 'nother world, on the rivers and Delta. If you ever get out the Gate and do ocean cruising, then much, much less of an issue for sure; needle definitely swings in favor of lower CG and helm.