Sailing

Was down at the North Cove to visit the boats yesterday at the Manhattan Sailing Club. The fleet of J/24 boats are just big enough to not be too small and sail nicely in the harbor of New York. I'm getting more and more interested in sailing, especially in view of my work. I think that sailing is a great way to introduce kids to science and the ideas of a bigger world for themselves. It's also something that you can't do without taking into account forces you can't control, like the tides, currents and wind. To get to where you want to go you have to constantly negotiate and adjust. But you do get to your goal, which is a great, powerful lesson.

I took Clara down to look at and meet a crewmember of a boat sailing around the world, the Makulu, a boat that sails around the world for Reach the World, an educational program. Check this out: http://www.reachtheworld.org/