Last Friday I was out on a 30-foot sailboat with my boss and the rest of the team, about six of us on the boat. I had mentioned that I used to race dinghies and catboats when I was young and a student at the College of Alameda. We sailed at Lake Merritt in Oakland, CA, a large lake in the middle of the city famous for the Hell's Angels, Black Panthers, Roller Derby, and Gertrude Stein. They always told us that because there was so much wind shadow and unpredictable winds, if you could sail in Lake Merritt, you could sail anywhere. So I got to take the helm and point the boat into the wind while the boss ran up the mainsail and jib. I was surprised how responsive the boat was.
Now I'm tempted to buy a sailboat and live on it. The cabin of a 30-footer is big enough to store my bike!
Luis