[nsf39k]

I don’t enjoy distance running but I still push myself to do it. Fitness reasons and it helps vent some frustration after a bad day.

Writing short stories. Reading a short story by Clarke as a kid is what set me towards science and tech in the first place. I don’t like showing them to people I know and usually just prefer to put them up somewhere online completely anonymously.

Fishing’s great, if you can find somewhere to do it.

Day-sailing is the best. A sailing class and small dinghy isn’t that much iirc, but if you can get your hands on a larger vessel there’s nothing better than the feeling of being on open water. If I couldn’t do tech or anything aerospace I’d 100% be in a maritime profession.

[matt_the_bass]

Why not do tech in the marine industry? Even software devs in that industry get to do on water testing.

[nsf39k]

Maybe in another life. Aviation and space is my bigger interest, and I even dropped out of college last semester to pursue my own drone-tech startup full-time.

I guess it's the vast remoteness of the sea and space that appeals to me. Some of my best memories were made sailing through open waters with no land in sight.

[mrfusion]

What’s a small sail boat you’d recommend? Can it be low maintenance?

[nsf39k]

The Dyer Midget is a pretty solid boat (about 8-ft long and costs $4k). I practiced sailing around on local lakes with it as a teen and love it.

If you’re aiming for low maintenance, go for something that’s small and storable in a garage since exposure to the elements and water will beat your boat to hell. It won’t be a yacht, but you can still sail around and drink some beer with a friend or two.