I'm sailing

I tried sailing for the first time on Mar 27 with JHU Outdoor Pursuits Club at the Inner Harbor. It was a pretty and cloudless day, a break from rainy and foggy days we had been having.

The sail boats are owned by the Downtown Sailing Center which is a non-profit organization offering sailing instruction and access to sailing without the cost of private ownership and boat maintenance.

As a beginner, I had to learn sailing terms e.g. port is the left of a vessel and starboard is the right-hand side, and rules of sailing. There were three participants and two instructors in a Sonar keelboat. We each had a turn to steer the vessel. If we wanted to turn right, we had to steer the tiller to the left and vice versa.

To sail out towards the sea, we had to tack (zig-zag) several times. We sailed as far out as Fort McHenry before working our way back to the dock. At times, when the wind was traveling at 2 miles per hour, the vessel tilted dangerously close to capsizing.

Overall, it was a good experience where I had a relaxing afternoon at the Inner Harbor.