Wasn't there a study about how chemical residue from renovations can stick around in house dust? I remember reading that it can mix with other stuff and might affect indoor air quality long after the project is done. Makes you wonder what we're breathing in sometimes.

@alicec86 that slack point is key. How much belly do you actually aim for in a typical 3-knot current? I've heard people say a 10% sag, but that seems like a lot of extra material to manage.

But is joy really being kept out of serious places... or are we just calling a lot of grim, stressful stuff "serious" that maybe doesn't need to be? Sometimes treating everything like a life-or-death meeting is the problem. Joy isn't less important because it feels good.