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| These little boats are called Optimists. |
Kia Ora Whanau and Friendly Viewers!
Lucky, Lucky, Us!
This week we had a simply AMAZING time
on the sea of the Waitemata Harbour
learning to sail Optimist boats!
We all wanted to say a really BIG THANK YOU!
to The Lion Foundation, Auckland Sailing Club, St John's Rotary, Zhik wetsuits and Volvo for making this happen for us!
No one in our class had ever sailed before so it was a lot to learn.
Our instructors, JR, Justin and Steve, were very patient and
they gave really clear instructions and they didn't
mind repeating things a few times till we got it.
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| Are you all ready to learn to sail and have some fun? |
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| This is called the sail and you need a pole to push it all the way up. |
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| Who wants to try to tie an '8' knot? |
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| The part that swings around at the bottom of the sail is the boom. |
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| Does everyone have their life jacket? |
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| Line up shortest to tallest please, so you can get the right size wet suit. |
We started from Okahu Bay by the Auckland Sailing Club
and then we went out beyond the barrier to where
the Waiheke ferries go! Sometimes it got a bit bumpy
but we felt really safe with our wet suits and
life jackets, (and our instructors and teachers
were right there in the inflatable boats to help).
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| Get ready to push your trailer with its boat into the water. |
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| That's right use the tiller to steer your boat to the right, the left or straight. |
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| Good job Kaulave and Aleki! |
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| Let's make sure you are both in the boat first. |
After we had lunch we went sailing again. This time we had to try to capsize our boats, that means to tip it over. We needed to see that our life jackets would hold us up and keep us floating. And they did!
When we finally came back in to shore the tide had gone out a long way and it was very shallow so we could easily walk through the water.
That was the best day ever! (So far this year.)
When we finally came back in to shore the tide had gone out a long way and it was very shallow so we could easily walk through the water.
That was the best day ever! (So far this year.)
sailing was very fun i loved that action in sailing
ReplyDeleteSailing is very fun, maybe your class should go sailing.Have a go don't be shy.We are going snorkelling on Tuesday. If your class go sailing it will be a little scary. What is your favourite thing to do?
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