tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464154858930301540.post8181899811693384912..comments2023-06-03T14:57:28.347+01:00Comments on The Anything and Everything CofE Blog: Sailing 1 Church Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10979215814781801890noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464154858930301540.post-59219753324530956042014-03-28T18:36:45.982+00:002014-03-28T18:36:45.982+00:00I only did one season of sailing. No.3 crew in a M...I only did one season of sailing. No.3 crew in a Mermaid racing competitively in Dún Laoghaire. Frequently scared shitless, hanging desperately over the side and looking down almost vertically into the sail.<br /><br />Then there were the calmer days.<br /><br />For some reason, I thought sailing was the nearest thing to heaven, despite the fear. You are driven by the elements alone and the thud of the boat banging against the water or the lapping of the water as the boat cuts through it are never to be forgotten.<br /><br />The in later life my sons treated me to a dinghy sailing course where you had to put all your survival instincts to one side and purposely capsize the boat, and see if you could get it upright and then get back into it. Managed it but just about.<br /><br />I never followed up on the sailing though I have always been fascinated by the aerodynamics of it.<br /><br />Lovely to hear some of your happier memories. Don't lose them or let them sink beneath the dross that was poured over you by evil, pompous and self-serving people.<br />Pólóhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08661092894104384856noreply@blogger.com