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 I want to learn to sail.  Any recommendations on how to get started?  Like lessons?  Or should I just build a boat like Noah and God will teach me? 
 Get a boat, put the sails up.  At least that's how I did it 
 Seems risky, I like it. 
 There's more sailboats than people that want them so they're easy to get 
 Is it because the people that want them drown when the jib or whatever knocks them into davey jones's locker? 
 They realize they are too lazy and stupid to maintain a boat long before that happens 
 I'm stupid, but I'm not lazy.  What's the over under on success under the circumstances? 
 If you're handy you can get by 
 I have two.