PrintFebruary 27, 2011
Sailing with Barry
Sailing is a wonderful experience which offers many lessons to learn. My first time was in a ten foot tub with rag tilting and topping on Lake Geneva in Wisconsin. After an hour tied in knots a motor launch was sent to drag this precocious ten year old back to shore. I loved it, the thrill of the breeze pitching the full sail with rudder steady skipping through the soft lake surface was dreamy and after that I wanted to sail again.Living in a coastal town in Massachusetts I was a guest crew on many occasions and knew I could master the various techniques necessary to manage a larger boat moved by forces of nature. Nautical vocabulary "sheets and lines" as when the captain says "trim the starboard sheet" says nothing about making a bed. So it goes with full sail come about for optimum tack that the click of the rudder indicates the boat is moving on the smooth under perfect course and conditions. Wind on the weather beam...(Read Full Article)
