Sailing into the Wind, or Faster than the Wind

Posted by DaniFong on Sunday March 29, 2009 @10:45PM
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http://terrytao.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/sailing-into-the-wind-or-faster-than-the-wind/

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Re:Sailing into the Wind, or Faster than the Wind by tptacek on Monday March 30, 2009 @01:44AM (#538226)

Is the geek sailing trend recent, or just something I'm only noticing being out in San Francisco right now? It's coming up in almost every group I hang out with; they've got time shares, they're going to sailing class. Is this what "we" do now?

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Re:Sailing into the Wind, or Faster than the Wind by patrickg-zill on Monday March 30, 2009 @07:21AM (#538391)

I would say that sailing has always been something that rich geeks get into.

There are numerous blogs and even sites (pre-blogging days) by programmers, etc. who made some money and then bought a boat and sailed away.

With the recent price spikes on oil, sailing starts to look cool, as it is one of the earliest forms of wind power.

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Re:Sailing into the Wind, or Faster than the Wind by dhimes on Monday March 30, 2009 @07:27AM (#538395)

More important than money are water and wind.

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Re:Sailing into the Wind, or Faster than the Wind by niels on Monday March 30, 2009 @05:51AM (#538350)

I didn't notice this trend but incidentally I just bought a sailboat and took sailing classes. And sailing is awesome in more ways than I can count.

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Re:Sailing into the Wind, or Faster than the Wind by dhimes on Monday March 30, 2009 @06:57AM (#538381)

I don't know about recent, but sailing is awesome! We do it quite a bit here in Marblehead. As this year's commander of the Marblehead Sail and Power Squadron http://www.usps.org/localusps/marblehead/exec-comm.html I would whole-heartedly encourage you to take a boating safety course and learn some basic stuff before you go get too adventurous!

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Re:Sailing into the Wind, or Faster than the Wind by nostrademons on Monday March 30, 2009 @02:30AM (#538255)

I thought kitesurfing was the new geek trend. Read a bunch of articles about a bunch of Google bigwigs taking that up a couple years ago. I'm still too chicken to try it, alas.

Where do people go for sailing class in SF? I sailed in college and am looking to pick it up again...

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Re:Sailing into the Wind, or Faster than the Wind by etaque on Monday March 30, 2009 @03:07AM (#538274)

Skiff sailing is the new trend ! Small, fast and fun boats, that's the future :)

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Re:Sailing into the Wind, or Faster than the Wind by nostrademons on Monday March 30, 2009 @03:39AM (#538293)

I'd love to get into that, but given that my only sailing experience is 420s and FJs on a lake that never had any wind, I think I should probably start with something a little less hard to handle. ;-) Know of any dinghy sailing schools in the South Bay?

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Re:Sailing into the Wind, or Faster than the Wind by etaque on Monday March 30, 2009 @03:46AM (#538294)

I live in France, so... I don't have any idea :)

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Re:Sailing into the Wind, or Faster than the Wind by tptacek on Monday March 30, 2009 @04:38AM (#538319)

I'm asking my friends, I'll ping when I get an answer.

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Re:Sailing into the Wind, or Faster than the Wind by tptacek on Monday March 30, 2009 @12:37PM (#538714)

Our survey says: http://modernsailing.com/

Happy to help. :P

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Re:Sailing into the Wind, or Faster than the Wind by nostrademons on Monday March 30, 2009 @01:29PM (#538794)

Thanks. :-)

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Re:Sailing into the Wind, or Faster than the Wind by Femur on Monday March 30, 2009 @09:41AM (#538486)

I've been sailing for years and, as the others have written, it is awesome. I've found geek and non-geek alike find enjoyment in it.

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