Our Optimist Yachting so far..

Today we did not go Optimist Yachting, as the weather was too cold and it rained ALL day!

This gave us a chance to finish some of the writing we have been doing about our yachting. We chose the best or worst moment of our yachting or kayaking so far!

We have been learning lots this week on the water - and we have all challenged ourselves and improved heaps! We have been kayaking, we have learnt how to capsize the boats (and turn them back over safely!), how to be safe on the water, how to rig the yachts (including the knots) and we've shown ALL of our Mahora Values! 

Here is some of our writing:
(We will post more as we finish our editing!)

Kaila

It all started off like this… “This is sooo relaxing” I said “yeah it is isn't it” Grace, my buddy, agread. BANG! SWOOP! “What was that?” Grace asked “THE MAINSHEET!” I screamed “OH NO” Grace shrieked, “what are we going to do?” Me and Grace held onto the boom, i used the tiller to steer our way to the closest island with an adult. “Lift the centreboard, lift the centreboard.” Grace lifted the centreboard, luckily she had lifted it just in time. “Are sails broken?” I asked the closest parent “could you please help us?” “Here, I'll just tighten this, oh sorry girls this is as far as it goes”. “That's all right” so we went back on the beautiful sour, salty, water. Suddenly the wind blew  me and Grace all the way to the other side of the lagoon. “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Grace got out of the yacht and tried to pull me in but I blew away “save me, Grace!” Then I grabbed the mainsheet and I did it! I did it myself “I'm doing it, holy COW!” It was like I was flying, but sitting down. SCRAPE! I had not lifted the centreboard in time.

Kieana

Tuesday was the worst day ever. I got capsized by my buddy Cortez! It was a very cloudy but warm day when he did it. The teacher had asked me to help Cortez do kayaking so I said “yes” then we slipped into the kayak and did a lap of the pond and back. He got a little bit cheeky to me and finally he decided to capsize us. This is what I was thinking before he capsized us OH NO, OH NO, NO, NO,NO! He can't seriously do this … CAN he? NO this can’t happen the water is too cold! This is what thought after he capsized us! Yes,yes he can and he just did (spurt).This water is way too cold brr and gross I got some in my mouth  Cough! cough!

Grace

We (My buddy Kaila and I) were sailing across Pandora Pond in a optimist yacht when suddenly we heard a loud Splash! I spun round and saw a kayak flip over and the people inside being thrown into the water. “That was loud.” I said to Kaila.

Suddenly I heard a loud CLANG! Come from behind me. I looked up and saw the screw of the mainsheet dangling dangerously from the end of the rope. I tried to reach out and get it but it was too far away. The boom swung around over our heads as Kaila turned the yacht around. As it swung past my ear I swiftly grabbed it. My buddy quickly steered us towards the island.

As we reached it I promptly jumped out and a parent who was in a kayak nearby came over to us and helped me screw it back on. We speedily sailed back out onto the lagoon to practice some more.

LiamDay 1

As we get in the kayak I smell the yucky salt water going up my nose. Jordan was steering the kayak and I was navigating where to go in the kayak . We only did one lap because I wasn't very confident.

When we got back to shore it was time for yachting Jordan and I went in the yacht together. As we were sailing I yelled worriedly “Take us back to shore!"   

Benji

“Ok Mrs B ready to launch” I thought to myself.  I went out a little bit in the yacht it was freaky.  I was on the tiller. I had two choices get out or go further!  I was really nervous!  I chose out!  Then I watched the yachters.  I picked a sailor to go with today it is Cairo. Me and Cairo went out with Mrs Beaver holding the yacht. Yay!  I went around buoy 2 and 3 in the kayak. At the end of the day we got dressed and came back to school.