Sunday, December 11, 2011

Sailing Lessons - Day 2

On day 2 of our sailing lessons there were only three students on the boat - Kyle, myself and another guy named Adam who was there on his own.  The weather was much better than the previous day with better winds and clearer skies. 

 
A HeliJet helicopter coming into the harbour

Because of the good winds the three of us were able to do a lot more on the sailboat - Driving at the helm, tacking (moving sails from one side to the other to change direction with the wind) and emergency stopping when there isn't time to lower the head sail. 

 
 
Kyle tacking the head sail for a quick turn about

 
 
Our instructor, Katy, was fantastic - Amazingly knowledgeable, patient and very funny.  We were sort of sad now that our lessons are over, but so glad for the experience!

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