Sailing Away from Climate Anxiety

In my 25 years as a sailor I have witnessed the awesome power of storms at sea from vessels large and small. Spend enough time sailing and, one way or another, you will find yourself in a storm, struggling to survive each individual wave. You’ll find yourself thinking, as the boat heels over farther than ever before, “This is it. This is how it ends.” Despite the storms and all the other risks, I get my best sleep when I am at sea, even on a small sailboat. Sailboats are loud. Halyards rattle against the mast. The rigging hums in a stiff breeze. Sails luff in a cat’s paw. The footsteps of my mates on the deck above my bunk echo through the hull. The water gurgles past the hull just outside my pillow. All these noises, and more, combine in a maritime symphony of sorts. But my sleeping brain quickly adapts to the cacophony, learning which sounds to ignore and which sounds require my full attention. <a href="https://medium.com/illumination/sailing-away-from-climate-anxiety-c0f88bdaf520">Visit Now</a>