Canoeing and Sailing at Fairlop Waters

Lucky Old Year 6!

During the Summer term, Year 6 were very fortunate to have been given the opportunity to have weekly sailing / canoeing lessons at Fairlop Waters.

6J go on a Monday afternoon to take part in sailing lessons and 6S go on a Friday afternoon to learn how to steer a canoe.

The children of 6J have enjoyed learning how to rig up a small and large sail to a boat and also how to sail it. There have been a couple of weeks where the children have not been able to sail, however they have enjoyed bellboating and learning new skills.

6S have had a great time working as a team at canoeing.

The first week, the children had to work as a team on the bellboats. It resulted in a huge water fight between the two boats but they worked well and managed to steer the bellboat back to shore!

During the other visits, the children had to work in teams of three to steer a KanKan. These were far riskier.... a number of children fell in the water! The instructors at Fairlop Waters had the children to stand up and sing 'Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes'. They had to jump when it came to the word toes! They also had to swap over to another KanKan. A few children found this quite frightening!

A great time was had by all, as you can see by the pictures:

6S Bellboating and Canoeing

6J Sailing