Spring has finally sprung in New Hampshire and this time it isn’t one of my photographic tricks. The flowers are in bloom, the grass is green, and all the signs of snow have faded away with days full of sunshine to fight off the winter fatigue.
gSome of you might know that I’m filling in as the Dublin sailing coach for the Spring Trimester. Some of you might now be asking, “What the heck does Brian know about sailing a boat?” Some of you might now be answering to yourself, “nothing.” And you’d be right! Still, I’ve decided to step in and help out the program by following them around in the Sea Nymph pictured above to help out any stranded sailors in case their boat capsizes. I honestly can’t believe I get paid to putter around in this boat for an hour and a half on Dublin Lake, which is so beautiful, and soak up the sunshine.
This is a shot of one of the two boats my team takes out for practice each day without the rigging. They are 15-footers and kind of heavy and slow, but they get the job done and the strong winds on the lake make up for their weight disadvantage.
These next two shots are of the beach we launch from and part of the lake we sail on. I’m going to bring my camera out tomorrow to take some better pics of the kids under full sail, which I’ll post as soon as I can.
The best news about coaching the sailing team is that several of the more experienced kids are going to take me out to let me “crew” on their boat and possibly learn to captain. There is also a small chance that I’ll be training as sailing instructor this summer at the Dublin Lake Club and getting paid to learn to sail. What a country!
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Sailing coach! Fun.
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