Today was the epic conclusion in our sailing adventures. We worked hard to get the Bics down into the water which was faster than any other completed task. As soon as we set off into the ocean Curtis supervised us and took us all the way out into the clear almost endless glistering water where various types of boats were docked. He put us to the test and had us tac and jive around all of the catamarans and trimarans. We all set a designated racing course around the boats. For the first two races the force of wind was nothing special. Then, there was a huge alteration in the wind that our Bics were propelled instantly into very fast speeds. During lunch we had a very delicious salad with peperoni and cheese pizzas. The week before we had been working on an appreciation project involving burgees ( sailing flags ) all strung up in a perfect line with beautiful drawings and letters of thanks. When we presented it to them and I can tell that they were speechless at first! Then there was a huge debate in where to hang the burgees in the Yacht Club. The volunteers and staff of the Lahaina Yacht Club were all very joyful that they could keep a piece of gratitude from us.
There is a tradition that on the last day of class, the LYC lets there students do whatever they want. After our class heard this immediately we said, "Pirating!" We paired up and started docking on each others Bics and capsizing them! We all had an amazing time and no one was hurt. After all the work was done in getting the Bics unrigged we all gathered together and came as one We were all pretty bummed that it was our last class
There is a tradition that on the last day of class, the LYC lets there students do whatever they want. After our class heard this immediately we said, "Pirating!" We paired up and started docking on each others Bics and capsizing them! We all had an amazing time and no one was hurt. After all the work was done in getting the Bics unrigged we all gathered together and came as one We were all pretty bummed that it was our last class