Let's see, what else is going on...I've been learning to sail, and spending
> almost every weekend out on the Charles River. It's an enormous amount of
> fun - I wish I'd started years earlier. I really can't believe how much
> I've changed since I went to college. My hobbies then were probably
> reading, and, well, reading. Now it's sailing, weightlifting, baseball (and
> reading). I would never have imagined that even two years ago, much less
> five. The first time you do a jib in high winds and see the boom SWISH!
> over your head - that's really exciting.
Ain't it though? Going really fast in a sailboat that's tilted way over
just make you look at the yahoos on sea-doos and speedboats and think,
"Pffft. Suckers."
I have sailed a little bit (not as much as I would like) and love it when I get the chance. I think the great thing is that it is just engrossing enough to keep your mind occupied with real but solvable problems. One of my partners is a major sailor. Former Commidore of the American Yatch Club. He has had me on his boat a few times for evening races. Very cool. My 18 year old son loves to sail. For two summers he went on something called "Sail Caribean". 6 boys 6 girls a superviser (all of 22 years old) sailing around the Caribean for two or three weeks. Racing 55 foot boats, goofing off. Boy do I wish I were my own kid.
What are you sailing?
