The Tall Ships Races 2015: what the trainees told us – Part 2

JíŸrgen Skjegstad (18) SíŸrlandet (Norway)

BEFORE: I have only sailed a small dingy before,

nothing this big. I wanted the experience, to know what it would be like to

sail at sea. I think it is amazing to be able to say I have sailed on

SíŸrlandet.

I’m

excited. We are going to be at sea for several days, lulled by waves. I am

really looking forward to the open space at sea. And of course I hope I don’t

get sea sick.

I am most

looking forward to becoming a member of the crew, working alongside others and

putting in an effort. And of course making it to the top of the mast. That will

be totally crazy!

AFTER:

It has been very educational.

I have learned a lot about sailing.

The most fun thing is

being on top of the mast – quite unique and scary at the same time. The mast is

about 35 meters. When we entered the harbour in Aalborg we were hanging at the

rigs and singing and doing a dance from the latest Lego Movieebeen 

ing is  and have to do your stuff

anyway.t has been.ur hereav ebeen . And of course it was cool that we

won the race.

I was seasick the

first day but then it got better. Not a big deal!

I know I will be

annoyed with myself if I don’t go sailing again at some time. I hope I’ll be on

board SíŸrlandet again someday or on one of the other big ships. I really want

to go sailing again.

Tage Wí_rdahl (20) Christian Radich (Norway)

BEFORE: I’ve never sailed before. Been on a cruise

ship, but that’ not quite the same thing.

My mum put

me on to it to enter a competition for a place and as I didn’t really have any

plans for the summer, I decided to give it a go. I was delighted when I was

among the lucky ones chosen to go.

The stretch

between Kristiansand and Aalborg is perfect, in my opinion, for a first time sailor.

I haven’t dared watch the weather forecast, but my mum has been pulling my leg,

saying it’ going to be awful weather. But I have got remedies against sea

sickness and hope I’ll be fine.

I’m really

looking forward to the view on open sea. I have heard many talk about the calm

you can experience when surrounded by sea. I hope to experience that. There is

always so much stress and hassle at school, so it would be wonderful to

experience some peace and calm.

AFTER: It was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed it. It was a lot heavier going and

tougher than I expected.

The best bits were

yesterday (Friday) when we had some wind. We have had some problem with the

speed because there was no wind.

The worst part was

also the big waves yesterday because I got a bit seasick, but not too much. It

was not too bad getting seasick and fun riding the waves.

I would absolutely go

sailing again. I really liked the ship and the crew. I would like to go again

with the same ship.