Navegar é preciso

"We've all tried to describe what it is that compels us to sail, but it seems ineffable. Sailing is never the same but always sublime. For me, it's a enormous range of extremes, all of them providing a sense of being fully alive. I love the dawn watch offshore when dew falls on the ocean and fills the air with the smell of fresh water. I love those moments in the midst of all hell breaking loose when i realize i am unafraid and competent to keep the boat safe. I love heading off for somewhere far away with a boatload of good friends. I love those wild nights in the trade winds with huge seas and moonlight when the boat roars and trashes and flies along flinging spray. I love being stuck out in weather, good and bad, and seeing endless changes in the sea and sky. I love the wistful feeling of a chilly sail in a small boat in late fall, when i know i should already have put her in the shed." Elizabeth Meyer