America’s Boating Club of Greenwich Offers CT Boating Course

The Sail course starts with basic boat designs, rigging and sail types, then explains the forces that make a sailboat sail and the physics of sailing. Other chapters over in-depth sailing techniques, including rig tuning; sailing upwind and downwind; helmsmanship; spinnaker handling; heavy seas sailing and storm conditions; docking; anchoring; mooring; knots; and navigation. Optional section on sailboat racing is available. Continue Reading →

Berg: Framing the Question of Tolls

“When I ask if they are concerned that another bridge failure on the highway or railroad could undermine their property value, when I tell them that congestion tolls reduced childhood asthma by 50% in Stockholm, when I tell them that congestion tolls increase the predictability of deliveries and deliveries per hour for businesses, and when I explain that electronic tolls will provide discounts for highway commuters and bigger discounts for low-income commuters, my neighbors say, ‘No, we don’t oppose Tolls.'” – Peter Berg Continue Reading →