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Canwio a Chrefftau'r Goedwig / Canoeing and Bushcraft
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Efallai eich bod yn meddwl mai nid mis Ionawr yw'r mis mwyaf delfrydol i ganwio ar hyd y Fenai, ond nid ydym ni (Blwyddyn 5 a 6) yn cytuno!  Wedi cludo 4 Canw Canadian at y lan, i ffwrdd a ni i chwilota am ychydig o antur!  Wedi sicrhau fod pawb yn ddiogel wrth droi'n ôl a throi mewn cylch, a gwneud yn siwr fod cwlwm Ffigwr Wyth pawb yn dynn, i ffwrdd a ni yn erbyn y llanw gan weld Bilidowcar a dau Grëyr Glas yn cysgodi wrth y lan.  Roedd yn amlwg nad oeddynt hwy yn meddwl fod canwio ym mis Ionawr yn bell call iawn i'w wneud 'chwaith!

 

Wedi padlo i mewn i ogof ddirgel a oedd yn llawn tramwyf cudd (sh!) fe benderfynwyd cael seibiant ymhellach i lawr y lan, gwelsant ffosilaudiddorol.  Roedd yn rhaid felly chwarae rôl a smalio bod yn ddeinosoriaid, gan wasgu ein gilydd (i ddarganfod sut mae ffosilau'n cael eu creu!).  Wrth droi am adref, roedd y llanw hefo ni, ac roedd hi'n haws o lawer - er fod ychydig o wynt yn ein herbyn.  Roedd hi wedyn yn amser...

 

Crefftau'r Goedwig!  Wedi cynnau tân a gosod llochesau rhag y gwynt, roedd pawb yn berffaith fodlon yfed tê - a blâs da arno!  Doedd neb yn credu fod bachgen deg oed yn medru claddu pedair rôl fara hefo caws a ham, dwy deisen siocled, un afal ac yfed paned o dê a diod oren poeth i ginio!  Ac wedyn roedd ganddo ddigon o le ar gyfer "marshmallows"!

 

Diwrnod i'w gofio - yn enwedig pan ddywedodd Steve mai ni oedd un o'r grwpiau gorau a welodd erioed!  Dyna ddiweddglo gwych i ddiwrnod gwych.  Diolch yn fawr, Canolfan Conway.  Gobeithio y cawn ddod yn ôl yn fuan!

 

Canwio ac ati! Canoeing and Bushcraft Images

 

Canoeing and Bushcraft   Canolfan Conway Centre

 

You may think that January is hardly the time to go paddling on Anglesey, but we (Year 5 and 6) tend to disagree.  After man-handling 4 Canadian canoes onto the Menai Straits we set off in search of adventure and a bit of excitement.  After a few checks, reversing and turning 360 degrees and checking that our Figure of Eight knots were tight, we settled into our stride and paddled against the tide, spotting a Cormorant and two Herons on our way.  They seemed to think that paddling in January was a little strange too!  

 

We paddled into a cave which contained secret passages (sh!) and landed our craft a little further along and found some fossils.  We pretended to be dinosaurs and had a giggle squishing each other (to understand how fossils are formed!).  Heading home, we paddled with the tide - although the wind was a little against us.  It was then...

 

Bushcraft time!  We lit a fire, set up shelters and drank a little tea.  Everyone felt at home  - and rather peckish.  Nobody could believe that a ten year old could devour four ham and cheese rolls, two chocolate rolls, an apple, a cup of tea and a cup of hot orange in one sitting - and still have enough room for toasted marshmallows...!

 

It was a day to remember, especially when Steve said that we were one of the best groups he'd ever instructed!  What a great ending to a great day!  Thank you, Conway Centre. We hope to be back soon!

 

Canwio ac ati! Canoeing and Bushcraft Images

 

 

Cwrs hwylio / Sailing Course

Cwrs hwylio B6, Glan Llyn, Medi 3-5 2008.

Sailing Course, Y6, Glan-Llyn 3-5th September 08.

 

Lluniau Hwylio / Sailing

 
 
National Outdoor Partnership Award for Primary Schools in Wales, 2008
 

The Optimist is a small, single-crew sailing dinghy for children up to the age of about 15. Nowadays boats are usually made of fiber reinforced plastic, although wooden boats are still built. The Optimist was designed in 1947 by Clark Mills.  It is one of the most popular sailing dinghies in the world, with over 132,000 boats officially registered with the class and many more built but never registered.  The Optimist is also recognized as an International Class by the International Sailing Federation.  The Optimist is a pram, meaning a boat with a flat bow.  It has good handling characteristics despite its squared-off appearance.

 


 

 

Sail

The single sail of the Optimist is sprit-rigged. Two battens stiffen the leech.

 

Hull

Just in front of a bulkhead, which partitions the boat nearly in half, is the daggerboard case. Right behind it on the centerline of the hull floor are attached a pulley and ratchet block. These anchor the sheet and its pulley on the boom directly above.

 

 

Optimist

 
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