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   legumancer Davy (legumancer@tech.lgbt)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jun-2023 18:58:10 JST legumancer Davy

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   • Like Mucas :pumpkin_laugh:

   @mwl the yachts they're wrecking are also "yacht as in non-commercial sailboat" (many from the 80s are still solid and sailing, can cost a couple thousand or nothing, and serve as homes for people who can't afford rent, or love the sea but can't afford to live on the coast otherwise) boats, not the more commonly discussed "yacht as multi million dollar party vessel" boats.

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     Like Mucas :pumpkin_laugh: (mwl@io.mwl.io)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jun-2023 18:58:11 JST Like Mucas :pumpkin_laugh:

     I know we're all down with wrecking yachts, but never forget that orcas are sociopaths. Enjoy the show, cheer them on, toast the bubbles as the bastards go down.

     But never, *never*, NEVER donate to the Orca Liberation Front.

     Sure, the ads are funny, but when their Leg Suit gets out of testing we're all in trouble.

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     legumancer Davy (legumancer@tech.lgbt)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jun-2023 19:06:08 JST legumancer Davy

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     • goatsarah

     @goatsarah @mwl I was the bougie version of this for a few years (in that we had jobs and a place to dock).

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     legumancer Davy (legumancer@tech.lgbt)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jun-2023 19:17:40 JST legumancer Davy

     • goatsarah

     @goatsarah oh totally. In the marinas I was in, a whole lot of boats were older, and the shiny ones were still 10+ years old but owned by people who were retired or part time and could keep them up. There weren't many other liveaboards, but that's more because in places where you can comfortably live aboard year round in the US the marinas tend to ban it.

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     legumancer Davy (legumancer@tech.lgbt)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jun-2023 19:41:22 JST legumancer Davy

     • goatsarah

     @goatsarah that's really, really great. In the US you've got to call around to every marina nearish your job to find the one or two that don't ban liveaboards, or require a certain newness or size of boat to be allowed to live aboard. I'm not familiar with the European sailing scene and by moored (in the other thread) I thought you meant living on a mooring ball like people do near San Francisco.

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     legumancer Davy (legumancer@tech.lgbt)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jun-2023 19:46:06 JST legumancer Davy

     • goatsarah

     @goatsarah it's great that no one is stuck with that as their only option long-term