I went sailing today. It has been a long time for me to wake
up early in the morning. However,
in order to participate in the sailing class, which takes place from 9am-12pm, I was able to get up at 8am today, so I am extremely happy about my decision, which made the extra four hours
possible.
My friend and I never tried sailing before, so it was a
refreshing experience. We met our coach in the register office and
his name is Sasha. Sasha dressed very professionally and looked absolutely serious
to me at the first sight. I was having a muffin and a cup of coffee in the register
office when we met and he started to say that the class is probably never going
to take place since I’ve been eating. I was shocked and then I realize he was joking.
Then we went to the
sailing boat, which was parked at the dock. The boat is quite small and is of
about 20 feet, but it’s certainly sufficient to take 3 people and navigate the
unknown.
Sasha introduced us
to the terminologies used on the boat and the names of different objects. For instance,
he told us that the right hand side of the boat is called starboard, and the
left is called port, so it’s easier for sailors to communicate efficiently.
Following the instructions,
we immediately raised the major sheet and went into the open sea, trying to operate
the sailing boat solely depending wind. In fact, we didn’t seem harvest huge
winds at the beginning. However, we were able to gather some winds when we had
sailed very far away from shore side.
It was a fascinating
experience. I am glad that I was able to try something new every week and meet people
with different backgrounds. It’s always inspiring. I learned the basic sailing skills and met Sasha,
an experienced and passionate sailor. Sasha, even at the age of 72, sailed in
the ocean with his friends from Spain to Catalina islands, which took him a
couple of weeks. To me, it’s quite an adventure.
I’m not sure if I
can do the same thing when I get to age of 72, but one thing for sure is that I
want to remain passionate and never be afraid of exploring new things.
Sailing sounds so cool! I think this is an amazing try out, and I'm sure that you will be an awesome sailor haha
ReplyDeleteWow I never really thought about this but I always wanted to go sailing. Sounds nice
ReplyDeleteSailing seems very fun. I heard about school used to have a navigation class, which is very interesting. i wish one day i can sail my own boat to a place i never know.
ReplyDeleteI sail as well, and I think that is an amazing sport to do, because it teaches a lot about life.
ReplyDeleteYou have to be precise, to put effort, to be active, to forecast, to be aware of a lot of externalities, you have to be tidy, you have to share, you live for some days in a economy of scarcity .. Etc