The Lure of Boating (A Cautionary Tale)

Boating! Man against nature! Man in tune with nature!The Lure of Boating. Seductive! Challenging! Daring!

If you wondered what's the Lure of Boating, Selden will lead you stepwise into this intriguing world. And it really is a world apart. It's not only for the rich, but accessible for most people which allows them to find excitement, infinite challenges, and even considerable dangerall in stark contrast to an otherwise mundane life. If you need to "get away," and recharge the old batteries then read on, and discover the boating world. It's a place where you hang-up one identity and assume another.

Yet, there are pitfalls. The involvement with boating has an addiction-like potential. It offers a tantalizing escape, to which one might turn at the jeopardy of all else. For some, the need for an ever-larger boat could strain one's finances beyond reason. The increasing time spent with the boat could undermine a profession or career. And of course, unless your significant-other shares your enthusiasm for boating, the relationship could be irrevocably broken.

So cruise along with Lou, Nicole, Jane, and Oscar and learn how boating reshaped their lives.