We are sailing .....

We were extremely lucky to get to go sailing as a class today at Lake Rua. We were a little worried about what the weather would be like today, because it honestly hasn't been that great at all this week in Christchurch. Lucky for us though, it was a lovely fine day with a good wind for us to sail in.

First we learnt how to rig up the boats.

              

After that we learnt all the different steps in order for us to safely sail.
                       

Soon though we were out on the lake. Sailing is awesome. For our first go,  many of us forgot the steps but we got back in the boats for a second turn and we really started to get the hang of it. We had a couple of children capsize, but as we were all wearing life vests, we were all nice and safe.

It really was a brilliant day, where we learnt heaps, had fun and showed some awesome teamwork.Way to go Rimu! 

A special thanks has to go to the amazing parents and grandparent that came with us today because you were absolutely fantastic. Thank you all so much for coming with us, we really appreciate it!