Recount Sailing
Sprinting into school hoping I wasn’t late, but luckily I wasn’t late I was at least 10 minutes early I sighed
and sat down outside the classroom. Finally it was 8:30 so I could head into class and start getting
ready for sailing. After a very long time on the mat the bus finally arrived everyone formed into a line but
soon it was like a stampede of elephants my foot got crushed a couple of times. Once everyone had
piled into the bus it was time to go, it felt the bus trip took forever even though it was only a couple of
minutes to Lake Rua. Once again the class was like a stampede of elephants but with more excitement.
Before I knew it everyone had unpacked their things and were ready for sailing but first we had to learn
how to assemble the boat which was called an optimus.
Once my group had finally assembled out boat we were ready to learn how to sail.
At first I had no idea what I was doing but soon I started to get the hang of it.
Finally it was time for us to head out into the water I was excited but extremely nervous at the same time
the first thing I had to was get one of the people from my group out onto the water,
I tiptoed into the water hoping it wouldn’t be cold but I was wrong the water was absolutely freezing,
I tried to get out of sailing when it was my turn but it was no use.
I hopped into our boat and got prepared to hit the water,
before I knew I was out in the middle of lake and needed to turn but I didn’t swap sides quick enough
so my boat began tip I had fling myself into the middle of the boat so it wouldn't capsize
I screamed my head for about 10 minutes until an instructor came to my rescue.
Once I had made it to the shore I decide I did not want to ever do that again!
I felt the excitement leave my body and be replaced with fear would have to sail at least twice today!
Luckily I would be with an instructor this time. Mrs Taylor ended up giving me her phone to take some
pictures of the class sailing which I enjoyed because I have been getting into photography. Sadly it
was my turn I stepped into the boat expecting I would capsize and drown but of course that didn’t
Happen!
I sailed a lot better than last expect for getting stuck in the trees while I was coming into shore
but otherwise it wasn’t to bad.
I was proud of myself for giving it another go but decide sailing definitely was not my strong suit!
Finally it was time to get changed and pack our bags and head back to school.
Once I had got changed into my warm close it was time for me to pack my bags up and get into the bus.
Once I had almost packed everything I realized I didn’t have my lunch box I searched my bags and my
friends but I couldn’t find it. I got into the bus without my lunch box.
The teacher then told us to check our backpacks for my lunch box.
My best friend Julia had grabbed it by accident because we both have the same lunch box!
Finally we arrived at school and packed up our things and went home.
I really enjoyed sailing apart from almost dying and being tried for the rest of the day
but otherwise it was pretty fun. And I hope I get to do it next year but maybe I need to learn how to
turn better so I don’t almost capsize! I also learnt that sailing is not my strong suit yet and that
I shouldn't give up so quickly.
