What are your other passions?

[peoples1234]

This is my first love. Although I don't ride on the street anymore, track only.

[Maine Sail]

Things I currently still do.

Hiking
Guitar (acoustic)
Woodworking
Fishing (fresh/trout and ocean/striper/tuna etc.)
Upland Bird Hunting (grouse & woodcock)
Sporting Clays (mostly to stay tuned for bird hunting)
Winter Mountaineering/Climbing/Ice Climbing
Skiing - Tele, Back Country and Fixed Heel Alpine (need to do more)
Photography

Things I used to do regularly, still enjoy, but don't do much these days:

Kayaking (Did the entire Maine Island Trail by Kayak)
Surfing
Mountain Biking
Blue Grass Festivals
Playing In A Band / Jamming With Friends
Hand Made Acoustic Guitar Collecting
Recovering Audiophile (when my two channel system cost more than my 36' boat I knew I had a problem)

[shadowraiths]

Not necessarily in order...

...Forensic Psych, Code Warrior, iSec, Cryptography, Game Theory, AI Dabbler, Chess, Artsy Fartsy stuff (i.e, 3D art/game design, drawing, writing, & music), & a sundry of wild hair stuff.

[schelli]

Climbing
swimming
Hiking

[deow]

Cycling and bike mechanics.

Cooking (especially Asian and Cajun -- hot and spicy).

Making bottles of wine disappear.

[carl762]

Cycling, and learning bike mechanics
Woodworking
Guitar playing
Reading
Cooking - changing everything to mostly green stuff, fish, poultry. Basically Med and Eastern diets.
Gardening
And, of course, Das Boot!!!!
Fishing

[remetau]

Diving
Snorkeling
Fishing
Swimming
Beachcombing
Reading
Bike Riding
Walking
Sun Downers
Sandbar Partying
Digital Photography
Dinghy rides
Being with my wife for everything we do

[Haffro]

As a new-to-me boat owner, I have few passions outside of that. So my list entails varnishing, painting, cushion making, my job, and then planning all of the fun I'm gonna have cleaning, painting, and varnishing once the weather warms up. Before the boat, I used to play drums, some guitar, and golf!

[BGS]

surfing
swimming laps
reading

[T37Chef]

Other passions besides sailing, is this trick question?

There is no question the thing I'm most passionate about these days is raising our children. 6 & 8 years old, they are getting more involved in activities all the time. I just love watching them grow up and all the things they're getting exposed to. My wife and I did commit to sailing at least two weekends a month, leaving the other two for kid related activities. The time spent on the boat has become the best family times we have. Although, if one of them becomes committed to something like gymnastics or swimming, and want to compete, then we may revisit that criteria, but we'll see when the time comes.

For myself, I am of course very passionate about my cooking, which I get to share through teaching. One of the most rewarding aspects of my job, if you can call it that, is coaching our culinary team. I still enjoy biking (mountain or road) & skiing but I don't do it as often as I may prefer. I have always found woodworking very relaxing (although I wouldn't say I am anything but a novice wood worker). Last year I purchased a motorcycle, nothing serious, a Yamaha V Star, but I put over 4,000 miles on it just a few months of ownership. Riding a bike is similar to sailing in some ways, the feeling of freedom I suppose?

Other than those, during the fall/winter I am glued to NFL football on Sundays, I love my Ravens! I listen to sports radio to and from work everyday during the season, watch the NFL network everyday. Mostly what I enjoy is getting together with family & friends for the games, which usually includes cold beverages and food.