Category: Age 13 to 16

Saturday 25th July 2011 2:30pm
It was the day of the Tall Ships- Everyone was getting ready to celebrate. The streets were gradually filling up with people of all of ages. The ships were just coming into dock, you could see them slowly coming through the break in the mist. Tonight was the big night.
Sitting on my balcony waiting for the celebration to start I remember being a little child running around by the docks getting excited about the Regatta. That didn’t last for very many years. About 10 years ago I was out watching the fireworks on Sharkfin ,the boat at the Regatta. Everything was going brilliantly until the ship that we were on crashed into another ship. The ship we crashed into was called Destiny it was much bigger than the one I was on. The passengers on Sharkfin felt the crash a lot more than the passengers on Destiny.
As we crashed I fell out of the boat and into the cold rough water, I thought I was going to die. I tried as hard as I could to swim back to land, but the waves were pushing against me and I couldn’t manage to fight them for much longer. Luckily the life boat had just sailed around the corner, they soon sped up when they saw me calling for help. I was not the only one who fell in the water, but I was the only one who got saved. I lost one of my best friends. I was trying my hardest at the time to save her, but it was hard because I had myself to save as well, it was such a struggle. I still hate to think about it. After that disaster I was put in a wheelchair, the doctor said it would be for life.
Saturday 25th July 2011 6:00pm
The last few boats were just creeping around the corner ready for the Regatta to start. I was up on my balcony. It upsets me to see all of my friends being able to be down on the streets celebrating. It makes me think I should have just stayed off the ship that night and stayed on the streets watching the fireworks. But I guess it’s happened now and I can’t go back in life.
All of the ships were finally here, ready and waiting for the fireworks to start. All I could hear was screaming children getting excited, the horns on the boats being blown and the waves crashing up over the harbour. It looks a very rough night out at sea. The smell of all the deliciously cooked sausages and burgers swooped up to me from the burger van. The horn had been blown the fireworks were about to start. The colours of the fireworks lit up the whole sky. You could no longer hear the crashing of the waves. The fireworks were booming as if a bomb had been dropped. The atmosphere was almost like there was a carnival going on. The noise was amazing! This night was something to remember. Everyone brought a happy vibe to the town of Falmouth. As I looked around at the houses nearby every single one was in darkness. Everyone was out celebrating. Everywhere I looked there were camera flashes. The clock tower in the middle of town was ringing, it was 12 o’clock, everyone gathered around and started singing and dancing, it was great to see everyone so happy.
Sunday 26th July 2011 1:30am
The time had come, we had to say goodbye to everyone visiting for the Regatta and all of the boats were slowly sailing away into the distance. This was another year of the Regatta ;it was over, everyone will have to wait until next year to celebrate it again. The streets were slowly clearing, families walking hand in hand into the distance. The sea had cleared there was no ships left. All of the people cleared off now, the streets were left empty except from a few bits of rubbish scattered around the place. Today has seen a Regatta I will never forget. Hopefully next year will be even better.