At 9:00 I go to the sailing school and see that there are lots of waves and it is rough on this side of the lake. I walk on into the Yacht Club, and hear all the sailing kids laughing and talking. I go up to the loft to join them. Our head teacher, Nate, tells us what we are going to be learning today. At about 9:30 we go out sailing on the X-Boats. Do you know what and X-Boat is? An X-Boat is a sailboat that is not huge but not small either. The size of the entire X-Boat is about two bathtubs long.
We rig or set up our boats and take them out. Like I mentioned earlier, it is really rough today so u feel the water to see if it is cold in case we tip over because it is really bumpy and windy.
We rig or set up our boats and take them out. Like I mentioned earlier, it is really rough today so u feel the water to see if it is cold in case we tip over because it is really bumpy and windy.
I am the skipper that's my favorite job. We leave the dock.....Oh No! We are in a puff. A puff is when the wind is super strong and the water turns darker in a small area. We turn out of the puff and continue sailing. I usually sail with 2-3 other people. WHOOOOSH! A huge wave just came over the bow or the front of our boat. The boat keeps filling with more and more water so I go to check to see if we closed the ballards.
We continued sailing. "Pull in the main sheet," i say. A main sheet is a rope that is attached to the sail that pulls the sail in. "Everybody come back and dock the boats," Nate says. Okay lets tack (or turn around) " Everybody ready to tack?" "Tacking!!" Boom the sail goes over. We are about 2 feet away from the dock." Throw the rope over to the instructor on the dock to tie the boat up." I throw the rope and we take the sails down.
It was a great day sailing! I love to sail and I wish every 11 year old in the world could have the experience. If you get the chance to ever sail, take it you will love it!!
Molly A.
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