Hi!

This year’s summer holiday started with an unexpected short trip to Poland. But I’ll tell you all about that in another blog post.

Because of that trip, I started my sailing course one day later than planned, on Tuesday, June 23.

Every day I took the bus to the train station in Ängelholm, and from there I rode an electric scooter to the harbour. It wasn’t the most comfortable journey because I always had quite a lot of things with me. Sometimes I met a friend in the morning, and we travelled together.

During the first few days, there wasn’t much wind, so preparing the boats was quite easy. We didn’t even have to move them to the other side of the bridge.

We had five instructors: Vincent, Philip, Axel, Astrid and Harry. My favourite instructors were Vincent and Axel. They always played great music and were very relaxed. Hugo, who had been an instructor during previous courses, also came to help the crew. I was really happy to see him because he and Vincent are two of the nicest people I know—always helpful and smiling.

I usually sailed the small Optimist dinghies with Olivia. I’m not a big fan of those boats, but the company was fantastic! 😃 When we raced in the Optimists, each student sailed alone. I used to finish in second or third place.

I also enjoy riding in the motorboat. I know it’s not a sailboat, but it’s still a lot of fun. We were always excited when someone fell into the water. 💦😁 Of course, it was even better when it wasn’t me!

One hot summer day, while we were cooling off in the water, I didn’t manage to grab hold of the boat. Hugo came to the rescue and took me back to my boat. Another time, Vincent was taking me from one boat to another. Suddenly he accelerated, and I did a forward somersault and almost fell into the water. 😆

I learned a lot during the course. For example, I learned that it’s best not to run aground, that you have to take good care of the equipment, and, most importantly, look after your crew. There was plenty of time to learn, but also to have lots of fun. I was really happy when my parents signed me up for another week of the course.

This summer by the sea inspired me to become a sailing instructor myself. Hugo gave me some sailing books to study, and the plan is that before long I’ll be teaching children how to sail.

Ahoy, adventure awaits! ⛵

Ania