Khi Khi of Sailing, by Jan Trafford

For what reasons was it ideal to go sailing on that particular day?

Because the wind can blowed the sail to make it moved.

Why do you think it was important to be initially learning on dry land?

It’s safe if you're a beginner it’s good idea to learn on dry land first.

Referring to the images on page 12, what are they learning on the dry land?

They're learning names of the parts and how to used it.

Why are ‘Optimists’ ideal to use when sailing?

The Optimists is safe for kid because it unsinkable.

Find the other meaning for optimist, define it:

Why is the direction of the wind important when sailing?

So you know which way to put the sail.

What clue did the instructor give the children, when trying to figure out the direction the wind was blowing in? Why would this make sense? If the wind is blowing left side of your face that mean the wind is coming in left side.

Find five important facts that are important when sailing an optimist.

You have to learn about wind direction, learn about rig, learn all the parts of the sail, learn to tie a figure knot and always wear a lifejacket.   

Find a piece of string or rope in the class - Miss Clark will have some and put your figure of eight knot to the test. Take a picture of this to see how well you can follow the instructions.

Why did Mark demonstrate how to tip the boat over? For what reason do you think he would have done this? Mark demonstrate it because so they know how to tip it and climb back.

Before getting in a Optimist, why do you think it would be most important to be a good swimmer? So you won’t drown.

Would you like to sail an Optimist, do you think it would be difficult? Why/why not?

I would love to sail in the Optimist because I was to try sailing it I think it would be difficult.