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Jubilee Sailing Trust's Canary
Islands trip - January 2006
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Melanie Clark, Mags and Mike Adams-Aston flew down to
the warm climate of the Canary Islands in January 2006
to aboard Jubilee Sailing Trust's Lord Nelson at the
unexpected invitation of the crew of this Tall Ship.
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Melanie acted as a communicator for both Mags and Mike, who
has himself sailed aboard Lord Nelson several times in the
past.
The crew wanted to learn the basic Deaf Awareness Training
from them, as they wanted to know how to communicate better
with deaf participants aboard Lord Nelson, one of its Tall
Ship fleet.
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They cruised from Las Palmas, Gran Canaria to
San Sebastian, La Gomera via Puerto Cement Rio
and from there back to Las Palmas via Santa Cruz
de Tenerife in 8 days including 9 night hours.
It was a very enjoyable week for all in ideal winter
sailing conditions.
At one time, they learnt to climb up
the rigging on the ratline to reach a crow’s
nest on the main mast, which must
have been a terrifying experience for some.
Unfortunately for Melanie, she was virtually
paralysed and had to stay in the nest until a
permanent crew rescued her!
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Every time we were on shore, the whole crew (except those on night
watch) went out for evening drinks at a bar, and learnt more challenging sign language lessons from Mags
and Mike due to background noises.
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We have completed editing the Deaf Awareness DVD for Jublilee Sailing
Trust to enable their permanent crew to keep up their signing practice!
It is hoped that JST will launch its first DVD at Southampton Boat Show in near future.
Mags & Mike Adams-Aston
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