Quite often after it rains in this part of the world, the breeze freshens and the sun comes out. Some people call this the back end of the front.
Friday afternoon about 25 people were invited out to sail the Lynx, a 122 foot clipper schooner built to resemble a ship that fought the war of 1812. It had rained that morning but by the time the Lynx crew had the sails raised, it was blowing a little under 20 knots in full sunshine.
We spent a couple hours sailing between Palos Verdes and Manhattan Beach. It was one of those times when I understood why an old friend used to say sailing is the second best feeling in the world.
The Linx was one of only a few tall ships to visit King Harbor. She spent the weekend hosting tours and afternoon sailing trips. I told Jeffrey Woods, Director of Operations of the Lynx Educational Foundation and son of the man who had the ship built, to tell his father I said the world was a better place with the Linx in it. I sincerely believe that.
The ship continues sailing up and down the coast. You can check out the Linx at www.privateerlynx.org.
