boats!

[rmd]

went sailing today out to the boston outer harbor. very very fun. except for the part where we had no wind and were sort of idling in the choppy water, pitching and rolling and yawing without actually making forward progress. but on the other hand there were the parts where we were heeled over 25 degrees all close-hauled and having fun.

i still cannot believe they turned spectacle island into a park. it's so ... park-looking, now.

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[tcb.livejournal.com]

went sailing today out to the boston outer harbor.

awesome! ever year for the past 2 or 3 years I've meant to join the Boston Community Boating and learn to sail.. but life always seems so busy..

[gayathri.livejournal.com]

now you've made me dig out my sailing shoes...

I wonder if there is an equivalent to Boston sailing club here in LA....

[rmd.livejournal.com]

we went out on a boat from courageous sailing center (http://www.courageoussailing.org/), with someone who's qualified to rent one of their nice little day cruisers. they're out in the charlestown navy yard (a few piers down from the constitution).

i learned to sail in seattle, with the center for wooden boats (http://www.cwb.org/) a few years ago, and it was great fun. although seattle being seattle, you can learn to sail in january without dying of frostbite.

[rmd.livejournal.com]

i would be startled if there wasn't.