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SHA TIN COLLEGE EXPLORER SAILING WEEK 2021 沙田學院探索航行週
The participants (Sha Tin College Explorer Sailing Week 2021)
The Sha Tin College Explorer Week provides an opportunity for its pupils to stretch themselves beyond their normal comfort zones and become involved in academic, career and sporting activities. Amongst the most popular, according to philosophy teacher Lindsay McGaw, is the Hebe Haven Yacht Club’s Sha Tin College Explorer Sailing Week. “It was heavily over-subscribed for the 42 places on the course,” she exclaimed.
沙田學院探索航行週的目的在於提供更多機會予
Conditions were perfect for the first two days of the course, with an ideal breeze for beginners and sunny conditions, although the breeze eased on Wednesday and Thursday.
活動前兩天的天氣條件非常理想，風勢和陽光充
學生，讓他們跳出舒適圍，在參與學術、職涯發 展的同時，也參加體育活動。哲學老師Lindsay McGaw指，當中最受歡迎的活動是白沙灣遊艇 會的沙田學院探索航行週，她強調說：「原訂名 額為42個，最後報名人數遠遠超過42個。」
足，不過活動當日週三和週四的風勢有所緩和。 18名學生乘上6艘RS Pico及5艘RS Quest，最後
Eighteen pupils underwent dinghy sailing on six RS Picos and five RS Quests qualifying for the Hong Kong Sailing Federations Level 1 & 2 dinghy sailing certificate. The remaining 24 were spread among the five J/80s for keelboat training, each with a qualified instructor on board.
獲得香港帆船運動總會一級及二級帆船證書。 其餘的24人則在5艘J/80級上接受龍骨船訓練， 每艘船上皆有一名導師。 2021年11月19日，當隊伍最後一天駛往牛尾海
Conditions on Friday, 19 November 2021, were gloomy when the fleet headed out into Port Shelter for the final day, with barely even a zephyr about.
時，天氣非常惡劣，幾乎沒有風。 不過在這一週裡，學員們完成了多種培訓。
During the week the pupils had undergone extensive training from the club’s instructors – knot tying and navigation were among the most popular land-based activities. The crews on the J/80s were shown how to navigate a course around Shelter Island, which some then accomplished. On Friday, however, they had to plot their own courses to Cascade Bay, where they were later rewarded with a seafood lunch.
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當中打結和定向是最受歡迎的活動。在J/80 級上的學員們學習如何在牛尾島定向，並圍 繞島嶼航行，當中部份隊伍挑戰成功。到了 週五，學員需自行規劃去滘西灣的航行路 線，完成任務後，終能享用一頓豐盛美味的 海鮮午餐慰勞自己。
