Another week in progress, as more and more students arrive. There are lots of familiar faces and some new ones. Everybody’s psyched and ready to go. Little feet running around all over, it’s the first session of the Little Guppies class. It’s a full class of all new little sailors, ready and willing to sail. So full of excitement and energy they run around eager to help with anything they can. We rig up two of the Sonar’s, my fellow instructor Robert and I helping the Guppies through the task. Finally completed we get to have our first taste as a group of this fine sport. It’s breezy, blowing about 25 knots. The Guppies don’t even seem aware of the wind, as they just want to be on the water. We cast off and immediately start to heel. I hear screams and look over expecting to see a group of scared faces. Instead I see 4 faces wide smiles screaming with joy. Not an ounce of fear in their little eyes. I let the main out to flatten the boat and get told in chant form “WE WANT TO TIP”. With a smile on my face I happily oblige.
