Last Tuesday after work, I had the opportunity to take niece Kelsie Hieber and her friend McKayla out for a sail, along with Kelsie’s parents, Tracy and Carol Hieber. McKayla had never been on a sailboat before, and Kelsie had only been on Tracy’s 18’ Hobie Cat, so it was a new experience for them. Like true sailors, the two college girls tucked into some grog to help them avoid scurvy and sea-sickness, but fortunately, Carol kept an eye on them and encouraged them to eat some sandwiches and snacks before getting too gung-ho about this sailing thing. Winds were fairly light, so we sailed down toward Chamber’s Landing under Tahoe’s gorgeous blue skies. I had a chance to talk with them about Bernouilli’s Law and laminar flow and how tell-tales worked, and how a sail was like an airplane wing standing on end. Toward sunset, the winds slowly shut down, and the temperature dropped, so the girls put on boat-coats to fight the chill, but when asked if sailing was something they’d enjoy doing again, both girls chimed in, “Anytime!”