"Croisiere Cotieres" Sailing around Corsica

From the 17th to the 30th of August 2009

17th of August 2009

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Time: 1 hours

18th of August 2009

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Time: 3 hours

19th of August 2009

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Time: 4 hours

20th of August 2009

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Time: 4 hours

21th of August 2009

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Time: 3 hours

22th of August 2009

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Time: 5 hours

23th of August 2009

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Time: 3 hours

24th of August 2009

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Time: 2 hours

25th of August 2009

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Time: 4 hours

26th of August 2009

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Time: 4 hours

27th of August 2009

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Time: 3 hours

28th of August 2009

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Time: 3 hours

29th of August 2009

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Time: 2 hours

(41hrs)

This year's summer camp takes place in a enormous 25 meters catamaran. With the companionship of 20 other teenagers, we sailed all around Corsica in a period of two weeks. The main occupation was sailing this beautiful ship with all the different shores that had to be done to do so around the coasts of Corsica lost in the Mediterranean Sea. It is not simple to sail a boat of this size over such distances. A lot of workforce is required to perform all the different tasks. Fortunately that was not a problem since all of us were very motivated and willing to help. On top of that we were under the instruction of two very competent skippers, who continuously showed us what we had to do. I learned how to pull up the sails, use the different equipments on board to keep the right bearing like the electronic compass, the GPS, the radar and the wind angle. I also learned how to make different knots and fold long ropes neatly, as well as, casting or weighing anchor. We would sail almost everyday and on average 3-4 hours a day, usually in the afternoon. Everymorning before the breakfast, I would go swimming for an hour, since it is such a great pleasure to swim in turquoise blue water and observe the many fishes that inhabit this paradis. On top of that, I would go windsurfing around the Catamaran when the wind allowed me to. These two weeks sailing allowed me to discover the pleasure of sailing while decovering a mindblowing landscape from a different angle; the sea...