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[Tepix]

When you're short, perhaps you should get into sailing: You can buy a much cheaper boat! When you're 190+cm (~6'3"+) most boats under 33 feet or so will not have enough headroom. At the same time, longer boats get exponentially more expensive.

[almostnormal → Tepix]

Physical size and mass are helpful to keep the boat upright in strong winds. Just need to duck a bit more to not get hit by the boom.

I never thought of sailing as the perfect hobby for short people, except in boring weather conditions.

Maybe headroom for sleeping, not actually sailing as a sport?

[Tepix → almostnormal]

I was thinking about keel yachts where you want to stand in the galley while cooking for example.

[eurasiantiger → Tepix]

Are you in a manager position? Honest question.

[sshine → Tepix]

> When you're short, perhaps you should get into sailing

What if you're only short on some weekdays; do you time-share a boat?