Final sailing lesson

It was our third and final sailing lesson on Saturday afternoon and the conditions were up another level this time, which made for a good progression over the the three lessons. Several people dropped out this week due to the cloudier weather (and a hint of rain) which meant that we were down to three on our yacht (plus the instructor) although this meant we had more time to do all the necessary tasks.

The conditions were also windier this week so it made it more challenging again to get the right wind angle, which led to some good slanting decks at times! The other yacht in our lesson also had a 'man overboard' incident which was not intentional but we had to manoeuvre around to help them retrieve the student! The three lessons have been a good introduction and although we're not confident yet to take a boat out on our own, we will hope to get more experience possibly by crewing in the future.

Today I'm off to the UK for a week, so Sue & I took a long walk from Freshwater to Shelley Beach in the morning. All the beaches were packed with the 'nippers' groups of children having beach races and other activities which made quite a sight in their coloured outfits. The walk was a good one and set me up nicely for 24 hours on a plane.