MIT Grad student Conan Hom often sneaks out a side door and slips across the street for a glide on the Charles River. Say sailing at MIT and you hear it's an overachiever's dream come true.
Sailing is adventure, but it also is beauty and peace.
And there's no greater sense of teamwork, sailors say, than literally being in the same boat with someone. Longtime sailor Prof. It's like playing chess on water. You're so in sync, reactions become instinctive and you move together as one. It's a wonderful experience.