sailing...
in my twenties, jet skis might have appealed to me. in my forties, it's all about kayaking and, my latest adventure of sailing.
the magical moment when the captain cut the engine and the wind filled the sails. that, and our conversation while aboard the 30-foot vessel "the Mahalo" which was perfect given my times in Oahu with friends.
sailing is part of nature without seeking to conquer it. it works in tandem and, it seems with the truest of sailing, invites ones ego to get out of the way (it doesn't matter whose boat is bigger or faster and it's not really about leisure--as defined by our modern industrial age).
no, it's about, in the captain's words, "...living in analog time rather than digital." "listen," he said, "humans were wired to hear birds singing and other voices...records with a needle...we were meant to live in the curves of snow banks and waves, not surrounded by hard lines, pixels and angles."
the more i thought about it, the more i agreed. "if it's all about when you get to somewhere you have to be, take a speed boat," he added. "if it's they journey you're about and you want to sail because you love to be on the water, join the wind."
i learned so much, not only about sailing, but about life. i loved the feeling of the slightest touch of the steering wheel directing such a beautiful boat. and i loved that, should the wind see fit to pick up, we would go faster. but if not, it was great just to be aboard. i think i'm hooked!
the magical moment when the captain cut the engine and the wind filled the sails. that, and our conversation while aboard the 30-foot vessel "the Mahalo" which was perfect given my times in Oahu with friends.
sailing is part of nature without seeking to conquer it. it works in tandem and, it seems with the truest of sailing, invites ones ego to get out of the way (it doesn't matter whose boat is bigger or faster and it's not really about leisure--as defined by our modern industrial age).
no, it's about, in the captain's words, "...living in analog time rather than digital." "listen," he said, "humans were wired to hear birds singing and other voices...records with a needle...we were meant to live in the curves of snow banks and waves, not surrounded by hard lines, pixels and angles."
the more i thought about it, the more i agreed. "if it's all about when you get to somewhere you have to be, take a speed boat," he added. "if it's they journey you're about and you want to sail because you love to be on the water, join the wind."
i learned so much, not only about sailing, but about life. i loved the feeling of the slightest touch of the steering wheel directing such a beautiful boat. and i loved that, should the wind see fit to pick up, we would go faster. but if not, it was great just to be aboard. i think i'm hooked!
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