The past two days were spent sailing on Lake Norman with North Carolina Community Sailing & Rowing. It was absolutely an amazing experience for all of us! We split into five flying scotsman sailboats, each skippered by a sailing instructor, and made our way down the lake. We learned everything from sailboat nomenclature to the techniques you needed to use in order to, most efficiently, use the wind to power your craft across the lake. Naturally, it turned into a bit of a race. However, many of the instructors claimed that by racing and trying to make your boat the fastest, you're working towards reaching that maximum efficiency. The prize at the end was shelter from the rain and wind and a large pot of hot coffee at their headquarters. We then helped ourselves to the buffet at a delicious pizza place in downtown Troutman, NC. We all ate our fill and then some.
Yesterday, we had our early morning sailing lesson with Will at NCCSR and very quickly, all of us were off and sailing. Some of us were in 420's, and the rest of us were in sunfish. The winds were kind of low, but when we got the occassional gust, those boats could really move.
After we wrapped up our lesson and said our thanks and goodbyes, we began our errand run. We all had laundry that needed to be done, so we took care of that. Then, we had a food shop to do for our next set of days on the river. It is no wonder that food has become a very popular topic on this trip as our daily activities require a good bit of calories.
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