Cambridge, Ma., 9/29/05: Wind Watch, sailing or swiming on the Charles River ? With gusts to 40mph reported in the Boston area and a record of 55mph set on the Blue Hills Observstory , Thursday September 9th, 2005. MIT student Patrick Lam (cq) show his sailing skills of survival after his Tech Dinghy gets hit with a gust of wind. ( Globe Staff photo/David L Ryan )section: Feature slug: reporter