Why does the community have this tradition? Field trips offer students a chance to see things in a new way. It's one thing to read about lions in a book. It is another thing to see them in real life at the zoo. Sailing on the Windy gave the Gallistel students a chance to try something new; most of the students had never been on a boat before. It was also a chance to see their home city from a new perspective.

"I'm going to need 24 volunteers to help me raise the sails," said one of the crewmembers. Students threw their hands in the air for a chance to be a part of the action.

It took six people to raise each of the four main sails on the Windy. That's a lot more than the two people it takes to raise Aldebaran's sails! Windy's sails are much larger and heavier than Aldebaran's sails, so they're harder to pull up. It was hard work, but the students did a great job.

"I like learning how to sail," said one of the students named Jose.