Today, room 2, 3 and 7 went sailing at Buckland's Beach! The Buckland's Beach Yacht club taught us how to sail Prime Yachts.
We sailed the yachts in pairs and had lots of fun gliding through the water.
What was your favourite part about BBYC?
The races because it was fun and I won twice! - Emman
When I got to pull and the anchor and let it down - Jayshal
When mine and Eric's boat nearly capsized! - Ben
When I gave Cody a fright! - Alex
When the boat was rocking and it freaked me out! - Charlotte
When Charlotte's yacht crashed into me - Bradley
When me and Sophia saw Callum nearly fall off! - Myla
All of it! - Taj
When Tremayne and I got stuck and couldn't get back on track - Jaden
When me and Chloe kept crashing into Emma and Jaslyn - Georgia
What was your least favourite part?
When I got really cold! - Eva
When I saw a fish jump out of the water and I got worried it would try eat me! - Kaleb
When Sam T splashed me in the face! - Ingrid
When I didn't get to have a turn using the tiller - Boss
When me and Jaslyn got towed - Emma
When someone cheated during the race! - Eric
When the boys splashed me! - Jade
When I got left by myself on the yacht - Bradley
When the boom hit me in the head. Ouch! - Travis
When Emma screamed when we crashed! - Jaslyn
When Georgia and I got stranded on the beach! - Chloe
What did you learn?
How to sail! - Cody
How to use a prime yacht - Jaden
How to tie an anchor - Jayshal
How to dodge the boom - Alex
I learnt how to steer the tiller - Charlotte
How to concentrate while steering - Georgia
How to sail fast by keeping the tiller straight - Emman
What would make BBYC better?
Wear warmer clothes so I don't get so cold! - Eva
Do it later in the year when it's warmer - everyone except Emman
Make the lessons longer or have more lessons - Jaden
If you could bring water guns - Ben
Have an obstacle course - Georgia
Nothing needs to change because I liked it just the way it was! - Charlotte
Bigger yachts - Bradley
If we could have it everyday! - Cody
Looks like a fun day had by all. I am really happy to see the next generation learning how to sail and taking an overall interest. It is good to know that in this era of Internet, game consoles, social media and cell phones, children can still enjoy some quality time on the open water. Keep up the great work!
ReplyDeleteSteve Burgess @ Atlanta Yacht Sales