British Columbia Sailing Expedition

Blog entry #2

On the eve of the end of our first week away, we met to bid a fond

farewell and thanks to Dr. M. and Ms. Fagan. We also paused to
reflect on some of

the memorable experiences that have defined this exciting, challenging, and

wonderful week.

Spencer - Being able to get the boat up to full speed (9 knots!)

without the engine running.

Rod - Being able to row out with the dinghy and take

pictures of the spinnakers flying.

Luke - Collecting giant pieces of wood for the fire,

even though it never happened.

Sam - Learning how to set a good stern line through

many trials and many errors.

Jonah - Paddling along the shore in a kayak and seeing

kingfishers, and being amazed that this was saltwater and not a lake.

Jenny -

Swimming with Lauren on our backs in the freshwater lake, looking up
and seeing a

rainbow and glaciated peaks.

Dr. Malatesta - Seeing students discover how to love

upwind sailing and other difficult things - embracing the hardships.

Kristen - Learning

to love the morning jump into very cold saltwater.

Lauren - Laughing and laughing, at

the hard things and the fun things.

Adam - Losing a shoe overboard and then 3

minutes later falling into the sail locker.

Mr. Cole - Seeing the boats come together at

the end of the sailing day, seeing the energy that the tired students
suddenly have as

they call back and forth, telling each other about the experiences of the day.

Becca -

Getting to know people in a different way, in a different setting.

Hope - Licking a

banana slug!

Grant - Spending time with people I know in an environment that is new

to all of us - the little chats at night and sharing our experiences.

Elisabeth - Rowing

around in the dinghy waiting to anchor, feeling disbelief that the
water was so calm

and this place so beautiful.

Michael - Surfing down 4-5 foot seas on a beam reach and

a following current, and laughing as I thought about Mr. Cole trying
to use the head

downstairs.

Ms. Fagan - Choosing to do things that are hard or scary, and working on

becoming the person I want to be.

Ms. Pratt (Profe) - Seeing everyone grow in their

skills, and feeling supported by everyone on the boat.

Mr. Patteson - Thinking about

the nervous students in last week's class and the increasingly
confident sailors on the

boat today.