Last week, I stepped off the SSV (Sailing School Vessel) Corwith Cramer after spending six weeks at sea as the 3rd Mate for “Marine Biodiversity & Conservation,” a college semester-at-sea program run by the Sea Education Association (SEA). Coming aboard in Key West, Florida seven weeks ago marked 14 years since I had stepped onto Cramer as a student myself. I had never been sailing before and I had no idea how profoundly that voyage would impact me. They say that the sea is a great teacher an...