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TY students go sailing

TY students out sailing Photo: Ms. Finnegan
NEWS / 1 April 2014

During late March, the TY students were put to the test by sailing in cold and windy conditions. The hardy few that went sailing in Dun Laoghaire enjoyed the experience!

During late March, the TY students were put to the test by sailing in cold and windy conditions for a number of their Thursday afternoon PE sessions. The hardy few that went sailing in Dun Laoghaire enjoyed the experience as you can read by their comments!

"I really enjoyed jumping off the pier! I found it was a very bonding moment as we jumped as one!" Leanna Morgan

"It rocked my boat...!" Andrew Enright

"I found it relatively warm for sailing as I've done it before." Rory Murphy

"Cold." Darren Hough

"It was too windy to sail on the first day, so we all jumped off the pier. We nearly froze and had a hot chocolate." Niall Halloran

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