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Burgee, Design Your Own

Goal, Objective or Purpose of Activity:

Learn the history of the burgee

Create your own identity or group burgee

Build team spirit

Appropriate Age Level: Any



Minimum and Maximum Number of Participants: Any

Set-up Time Required: 15-30 minutes

Activity Time Required: 15-30 minutes



Space Requirements:

Materials/Resources:

Scrap pieces of spinnaker cloth from sailmaker

Fabric glue or needles and thread, scissors

Procedure for Teaching:

Have kids design their own burgees using scrap spinnaker cloth. Research the history of burgees. Fly burgees from the rigging of their boat.

Student Product:

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