They are pitiless and isolated, often situated in places that might be beautiful were they notso extreme, and defined by a kind of human deprivation particular to the industry.
And he had shown me an Aztec poem, and Aztec poetry is all about this conflict that the heart goes through because of loving life and finding life sobeautiful and yet knowing that we are - that we are not immortal.
These sailors are competitive, but notso competitive that they are willing to forgo the pleasure of riding on some of the world's most beautiful-and powerful-racing boats.