12. Salt to taste
There's an excursion for sailors of every stripe.
Landlubber
Celebrate Melville Day with readings related to the Moby Dick author and walking tours at the South Street Seaport, then get your sea legs with a sail aboard the schooner Pioneer. (212-748-8568, southstreetseaportmuseum.org). $45, members $35; Aug 9.
First mate
Experience 1890s-style yachting (without having to lift a finger) aboard the sleek sailboats Adirondack and Imagine, or tour The New York City Waterfalls on the Luxury Yacht Manhattan, which offers champagney sunset and brunch cruises. (212-627-1825, sail-nyc.com). $40–$75.
Skipper
Learn the ropes during a two-hour new-sailors lesson, or cover stem to stern with a three-day intensive course at Offshore Sailing (800-221-4326, chelseapiers.com/masailing.htm). Two-hour lesson $150; three-day course $995, sign up with a friend before Aug 30 and pay $595 each.
Old Salt
Rudderless and yearning for the high seas? The website nycsailing.com connects NYC-area sailors with crews of all levels of experience for everything from local cruising to long-distance trips. (nycsailing.com)
night kayaking tours of brooklyn (abandoned submarine tour) and of manhattan: http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddrw24x5_167dxdpf3d9
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