Is it normal that life should be so hard?

The definition of what I do;
"Sail-ing" 1.n. the fine art of getting wet and becoming ill while slowly going nowhere at great expense.
The difficulties of doing it;
"Buoy" 1.n. Navigational Aid. There are several types and colors of buoys of which the most numerous are: The Black Can (seen as a fuzzy black spot on the horizon); The Red Nun (seen as a fuzzy black spot on the horizon); The Red or Green Day Beacon (seen as a fuzzy black spot on the horizon); and the Vertically striped black-and-white channel marker (seen as a fuzzy black spot on the horizon).
Life sucks and then you die.