Monday saw the other half of our party perfect (I say this with a degree of interpretation) the art of sailing a catamaran. Engineered into groups of four, our intrepid sailors learnt the different parts of the boat and were then towed to the middle of the lake to get going.
The warm up of pirate games perhaps took away the focus from the technical aspects of the fine arts of sailing, but it wasn't long before our crews were careering across the water and racing one another to victory.  
Photos to follow once better wifi is available!
​Mrs Williams

Another day in the sun. Today saw one group partake in a spot of raft building. The children were split into two groups and had to compete against one another to construct the best and most efficient vessel. The two groups, named 'Cheesecake' and 'something else to do with cheese' (don't ask me why - I have no idea!!) set about planning their raft. Lucy and Caitlin stepped up and took the lead role in their respective groups - Go girls! The finished rafts looked impressive but would they float?
With the theme tune to 'Pirates of the Caribbean' playing in the background, it looked promising...
Oh dear... after a successful launch, Caitlin's group attempted to board their vessel only for it to begin to slowly disintegrate after less than 5 minutes in the water! This was, despite sounding disastrous, better than Lucy's group whose raft didn't even make it to the water's edge before it had decided to come apart. Undeterred, they still attempted climbing aboard. There were cries of, 'Foul play, Mrs Williams!' and, 'They've tampered with our raft - they've untied our rope!'
As the lake became littered with barrels, rope and poles, the children delighted in splashing about in the beautifully warm and refreshing lake.
I suspect that was their plan all along!
No budding future engineers here I'm afraid!

​Mrs Williams

After a very busy day on the water yesterday, it went remarkably quiet at about 10pm as all our Year 7's hit the sack. Not a sound was heard until Mrs Williams crept into one tent to launch into a loud rendition of Happy Birthday for one lucky pupil! We are now all up, devoured breakfast and back out on the water for catamaran sailing and raft building. 

Year 7 have had a fantastic day on the lake today! We all arrived in the sunny South of France and had our first meal at the camp. Then we went for a quick tour around the campsite and stretched our legs, which was sorely needed after all that time on the coach! No time was wasted as we donned our buoyancy aids, and our instructors took us out on the water to learn how to sail various crafts. Lots of splashing occurred, as well as many applications of sun cream. After a brief lunch break, we were out on the water again, it is safe to say we all have our sea legs now. The session was topped off by the pupils, myself (Ms Clasby) and Mrs Williams leaping into the water, and all of us swimming back to shore in the beautiful lake! 
​Our evening activity done and everyone is in bed for some well earned rest. Apologies for the lack of photos today, we are having some issues with our WiFi, we will upload as soon as we can. 

We’ve all arrived safely at Le Lac, Mimizan. Some very tired looking faces sat down for a hearty breakfast before being welcomed ‘Rockley’ style by the instructors. After changing into water gear, getting sun-creamed up and topping up on water, the groups headed out for either a spot of dingy sailing or catamaran sailing. Photos of today’s activities will follow when we have decent WiFi signal!
Mrs Williams