We went sailing with David yesterday. I've never been on a sail boat before, so I did not know what to expect. We started from Pier 40 and went around Angel Island. David and his friend Mike controlled the boat with the tiller and ropes, and they used a lot of jargons. For an example, to "come about" means that we are changing direction so that the wind will be blowing from the other side of the sail. This one was important to know, since the boat would tip in another direction after that, and we needed to sit on the other side of the boat.
When you are in a sail boat, you really got to feel the power of the wind -- the boat made very good speed, and it tipped a lot while doing that. At one point we were almost vertical! I learned a lot about sailing yesterday. I am so glad that David invited us :)
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