More messing about in boats

I've already booked a sunset sailboat tour of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, and now I'm seriously considering this. 

Navy Pier proudly welcomes more than20 majestic and historic tall ships from around the world, August 24 — 29. For the first time in Chicago, a tall ships festival of this size will be located in one place: Navy Pier. Visitors can view all of them, board up to 12 of the vessels, and even take daily sails aboard five of the tall ships.

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[Weird Uncle Al]

Everyone should at least set foot on a tall ship once in their lives. You have GOT to do this.

[knowoneyouknow]

@Weird Al: it is truely awesome. awe-inspiring. just awe! Can you just imagine the kinds of humans that manned those ships and sailed so far. Rugged, hard, fearless, adventurous, bold, brave... (I'm going to conveniently ignore the flip-side - of raping and pillaging of course ;-)

[weird uncle Al]

knowone; all that and a bag of chips! Don't forget that sailing ships had over 6,000 years of evolution behind them and were the most advanced technology of their times. The 18th century equivalent of the space shuttle.