1st Day of Class

Ahh, finally.  The first day of class.  This was the boring part - sitting in a chair in the middle of a sailing store.  Although I sat there listening, and then looking at the boating equipment inside the stores, and all those sailboats outside the window; got rid of the boredom quickly !     So many terms, and concepts going through my head.  Tacking and sailing upwind, jibing and sailing downwind, standard rigging, running rigging, cleats, wenches, a bunch of knots!   Wow - I hope there's not a test on all this.  I don't wanna fail.  Although I guess the test will actually be Saturday on the lake.  I believe we'll be sailing on some 25' sailboat, on a lake with no horsepower limit, so we get to dodge powerboats, and all those fun jetski's.  I think this is what is affectionately called "trial by fire" or is that water?

What's a halyard? 

There was quite the group in the class.  A family of three (father, mother, son), a few couples my age, a single guy, and a younger couple that already bought a 25' Macgregor but had never sailed (kind of wish I jumped right in like they did).  Sailors come in all shapes and sizes, and the class was lively with discussion.  I think sailors or people that want to enjoy that type of life, are by nature a friendly group!

3 days til water!  Watch out!! :)