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YEAR 1’S VISIT TO THE CLIPPER SHIP -
On Monday ten children from Year one travelled to Gosport to visit a ‘round the world’ racing yacht. Andy Milner is taking part in the Clipper 2009/2010 Round the World race and he invited the children to go and look at the yacht he will be sailing. The children were met at the quayside by Andy and a team from the Clipper office and were given lifejackets and a safety talk. They were helped on board and sat in the cockpit where they were told a little about what it would be like on board
would be like on board and the places the yacht would be visiting. They were then given the opportunity of competing boys against girls at using a winch which raises the sails. It was a very close race but the boys won. The children were then taken below deck where they saw the galley, head, chartroom and sleeping arrangements. It was very cramped for us let alone 18 adults. The children will be following the race next term when they are in Year 2 and this gave them an amazing insight into what life will be like for Andy over the next year as he sails around the world. SG
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