WOW!!!!

This past weekend I took a sailing class at the Manhattan Sailing School. The sailing was amazing. The course started on Friday evening with a 2 hour classroom session. Then on Saturday and Sunday, after a one hour classroom session, we were on the water for about six hours each day. The boats we sailed on were J24s. These are 24 foot racing boats which were relatively easy to rig, very responsive and the clear deck design really impressed me.

But it was the actual sailing that was incredible. This weekend was incredibly windy with gusts on Sunday afternoon exceeding 30 knots. The wave action was a bit rougher than I prefered but it made for some exciting sailing. We sailed out of the harbor which is at the World Financial Center downtown, across the Hudson to Ellis and Liberty Island over to the Battery, around Governours Island, up the Hudson along the Jersey side passing the Lincoln Tunnel back down the Manhattan side with views of 42nd street and Chelsea piers. The views were incredible.

If you have any interest in sailing I highly recommend sailing in New York harbor and taking classes with the Manhattan Sailing School. The instructors were excellent!

Check out photos taken by one of my fellow students.

Weekends #11, 12, 13 and 14

Not too much to write about. Two of these weekends I didn't spend the weekend in New York. I was sick for one and the other was a prearrangement with my landlord (he had friends in from Ireland).

For the other weekends I really didn't do anything special which is probably a good sign that I am becomming a regular New Yorker. I did get out and take some photos. Nothing great but you can check them out on my flickr site.

Next week I will be taking sailing lessons at the Manhattan Sailing School. I love sailing and New York harbor is one of the best places to sail. The views of Manhattan from the water are amazing.