Why so white?

Solomons Island, MD Holiday Inn

I usually don't write about heavy subjects in the blog. Today is an exception.

This evening we noticed a nice boat come in to the anchorage. She was from Toronto. On board there was a nice young man (white) and a pretty girl (black). I realized that were only the second mixed couple we've ever seen on a sailboat. The other couple was from Toronto also.

I can't recall ever seeing a black couple or a black familiy on a sailboat, nor asian, nor hispanic. Nothing except white. Perhaps all WASPS, but I can't tell that just by looking.

Why should sailing be such a lilly white sport? Mere socioeconomic status can't explain it. On sees all ethnic groups driving expensive cars that cost more than a sailboat, or owning vacation homes that cost far more than a sailboat.