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Goal, Objective or Purpose of Activity:
Boat Handling
Appropriate Age Level: 8-16
Minimum/Maximum Number of Participants: 2-12
Set-up Time Required: 0 -15 minutes
Activity Time required: 1+ hour
Space Requirements: Normal Sailing Area
Materials/Resources:
1) Coconuts (after strong winds) or tennis balls
Procedure for Teaching:
1) Explain to sailors object is to retrieve as many coco’s (or tennis balls) as can be picked up in boat
2) Boat with most Coco’s (or tennis balls) wins!
Student Product:
Extensions:
1) See also Fetch!
2) No wind Version – sculling, rowing or swimming to collect Coco’s or tennis balls (imagine swimmers with suits full of tennis balls)
Reflection:
Contributor(s): Daniel Starsong, Big Island Sailing Foundation (Kona, Hawaii)
