I've found salt water tastes nasty , whilst fresh water is much nicer !

never buy a wooden boat that is advertised as fresh water sailed only - fresh water ROTS wood , salt water is a preservative .

when I take my keelboat through crinan canal the difference in bouyancy of the water is obvious on the painted waterline , travellers are also warned their boats float lower than in the sea and to adjust their draft allowances by a couple of inches .

I float in salt water

don't in fresh

salt water can give a nasty "stinging sensation " to a chaffed rear end , whilst fresh can be soothing , especially if peat ladden . (yes racing on lochness can cure your duke of argylls and make your manhood bigger at the same time !)

I think salt water makes a more manly sound like a thwack thump when hitting a wave rather than a feeble thaaarp when encountering a fresh water chop , perhaps its the drugs !!! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />