Thanks for the advice. For info: the center for wooden boats has all you can sail memberships for $400/yr. I tried to rent a sailboat there, but they didn't have any instructors there who could do a checkout for me, so I hung around the dock for 5 min until I found a guy willing to take on a passenger, and then proceeded to enjoy 2.5 hours of sailing on Lake Union for free (I did buy the guy dinner in Fremont afterwards, so net cost, $20 in beer and pizza). Great way to get on the water if you like to sail and don't have friends with boats or want the hassle of ownership. Last Saturday afternoon on the water was beautiful, and I got the obligatory video of seaplanes taking off and landing as we sailed. Good times. :)