
Originally Posted by
Winifred
"Definitely not in decline amongst sailorfolk!" - I am responding to the quote from the Chicago Manual here, which says that calling a boat "she" is declining, or, fading out, or, not being used as much. My comment is a sentence fragment, I'm saying that calling boats "she" is definitely not "in decline," i.e., definitely not "disappearing" or "lessening," wherever there are people who love sailing.