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Chapter 57, Seaworthy

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“I would like to introduce you to the new Mariners teacher,” Moshe Kotler the Vice Principal and our new class teacher said. “Zak. He is the former and director of the ‘Zevulun’ Youth Organization. He will teach you how sailors navigate and how to row boats. If you wish, you may join Zevulun and also learn to sail sailboats.” This was very exciting, except for one or two boys we were all very happy. The girls had some other activity – something to do with home keeping, I think. “I am not sure why the girls aren’t a part of this class,” said Zak, “my daughter is a very good sailor, but we would do the best of it.” “When are we going to go on the boats?” asked Sha’ul Shriber. “Next week.” “What do we do in the winter when it rains?” “Well, we will try to plan more indoor classes in the winter, but rain never stopped boats from sailing.” “Nice!”  The following week as soon as classes were over, we took a long walk to the “Zevulun” beach where the club was located. Zak showed us a few ...