![Sailboat Under Red Sun](http://charest.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Joe-M-Sailboat-Under-Red-Sun.png)
A few weeks ago I achieved something I’ve been wanting to do for many years. On May 8, I gained an American Sailing Association (ASA) certification on basic Keel Boat 101. Thereby announcing to the world that I in fact know jibing and tacking and boom vrangs and lots of other fancy-sounding nautical kind of words.