i spent the past two days learning to sail with the wharton sailing club. about 24 of us went down to annapolis for a two day course with j world. i was surprised by how physical sailing is - i guess i just had images of champagne sailing in my head. 
the weekend was tons of fun, but sailing post-sandy was probably not the best way to learn. winds were up to 20-30 knots with additional pressure from the wind gusts making it feel even stronger. i guess i should also mention that it was FREEZING and i was wearing 6 layers! i think i am finally regaining feeling in my fingers.
after all day on the water on friday, we took a tour of the naval academy. one of the students on our trip was in the navy pre-wharton and his friends offered to give us a tour. the campus is quite impressive and our guide was kind enough to answer all of our questions (and we asked a ton). he viewed tours as a way to provide the public with a personal view of the military and a way to allow americans to know what all of their money is being spent on. additionally, i knew the naval academy was strict, but i had no idea how strict it was. wow! the freshmen are given very little freedom!
for dinner friday night we went to a local seafood place called cantler's. i dont really eat seafood, but people seemed to really enjoy the crab.
i learned quite a few new terms (examples include: trimming, jib, main and spinnaker, tacking and jibing, tiller and halyard and MORE). who knew i would learn this vocabulary in business school?
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