If you are from the midWest, perhaps the St. Louis area, you are probably aware of a recent auto accident that took the lives of several high school students. They were on their way to watch a high school girls' softball team play for the state title in Columbia, MO. These students attended the same high school as two of my children who knew them quite well. Indeed, one of them attended their same grade school. For several days the school and the surrounding community went through a period of mourning. (I truly thank the St. Louis community for the support that was shown). However, my son was having a bit of a problem getting back to life. "Come on, Nathan, let's go sailing." We took the boat out onto Carlyle Lake in Illinois and got back to the routine we normally have when sailing. Me at the tiller, him complaining about having to crank up the sails. We picked up some friends and took them for a ride and dropped them off again. On our way back to the slip, we picked up some stiff winds from the south and were able to do a no-brainer wing-on-wing. During the sail, we talked about the accident and his friends and we didn't talk about it - just listening to the geese migrating and the wind at our backs. Nathan eventually fell asleep in the cockpit. Once again, all was right with the world. This experience alone is worth every penny of money and minute of time I pour into that boat. I sincerely hope your sailing is as rewarding.