I sail to get away from reality. One of my early sailboats was named Escape. Things are much more peaceful out on the water.
Now racing, that's a whole different ball game! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />
I agree. It's two different things. It is possible to love to sail but hate to race, or love to race but not be particularly interested in just going sailing for the sake of sailing. And some people like both.