Finding their perfect boat had less to do with love than with research, compromise, and patience. Issue 136: Jan/Feb 2021 We’ve all heard the story: Man or woman sees boat, falls in love, opens wallet, lives in happy torment ever after, working to make true love perfect. Some of us live this story repeatedly throughout our lives; after all, those of us who love sailing really love sailboats. But there’s a lot that’s potentially unhappy about this story, because we all know that love is blind.