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...writing that make a reading of “The Prophet” today as worthwhile as when it first hit the scene.The book tells the story of a wanderer named Almustafa who has spent 12 years in a foreign land observing its people, and is about to set sail back to his homeland. In 27 short verse-essays, the prophet guides the people in their way of life, spanning topics from the mundane—“Eating and Drinking,” “Houses,” “Law?...
...Turns out, getting a boat to sail in a straight line when the wind is coming pretty much perpendicular to the course you’re trying to take is difficult. Even the little things, like getting all the boats to stay put on the starting line at once, I had never considered...
There’s just no place like home.The Harvard sailing team returned to the Charles River last weekend with one goal—to qualify for this month’s ACC Championships. Both the women’s and co-ed teams did much more than that, winning the Victorian Coffee Urn and Erwin Schell Trophy respectively, to end the regular fall season on a high note. “This weekend was really exciting for both the co-eds and the women. I was really, really excited for the co-eds and it was great that both...
...Take up the whole space,” Peck says, drawing out her vowels with exaggerated emphasis. “You own this space to go freely—free up your body to really sail through the space...
...dominant performance.It was, all in all, a successful weekend for Harvard’s doublehanded-minded captain.“Singlehanded, I was just really excited to qualify for nationals – it’s not my specialty. So just being able to go there and sail against those girls who have been doing it for a while was a great experience,” Watson said. “A lot of the lessons I’ve learned from this weekend I’ll be able to carry into doublehanded sailing.”SHERMAN...