Students watch as Chief Sailing Instructor Eric Gibber demonstrates how to safely leave the dock during the last recreational sailing class of 2016 on Thursday. The MIT Sailing program, considered to be the largest recreational collegiate sailing program, certifies around 1,400 new members from the MIT community every year.

Anselmo Cassiano–The Tech

Students watch as Chief Sailing Instructor Eric Gibber demonstrates how to safely leave the dock during the last recreational sailing class of 2016 on Thursday. The MIT Sailing program, considered to be the largest recreational collegiate sailing program, certifies around 1,400 new members from the MIT community every year. Anselmo Cassiano–The Tech