A difficulty i faced

I have faced many difficulties like my PSLE, learning how to ski or how to roller blade all these are the many difficulties I had. Today, I faced one of the greatest difficulties I have.

Today was the day of my sailing competition. As sailing was my CCA, I had to take part in many of these competitions to improve my skills. However, I did not expect this to be the most challenging thing to happen to me…

The wind howled as the storm approached, getting stronger with every minute. I rigged up my boat and prepared. Everyone soon was ready for the first race of the day but because of the storm, a flag was raised that we could not launch just yet. It was supposed to rain but it did not hence the race officials decided to let us launch. I launched when the “all clear” signal was up. Nice wind I thought. As we approached the racing area (which was quite far out in sea), the storm broke out. The wind speed picked up and our sails flapped wildly. The officials however still let us remain there even though I had started to drizzle thinking that the storm would pass. They were wrong!

The rain started pouring and bolts of lightning split the sky in two. “Beee!” went the signal to tell us to return to shore. My first reaction was “what.” Fear engulfed me as I tried to make my way back to shore. My heart pounded wildly as I saw many sailors capsize. “Help!” I shouted to the instructor who just pretended to ignore me. It was so difficult just going back in strong wind and now there is also rain and lightning! “Have courage,” I told myself. “You still have to get back to shore.” I braved all the elements and before I knew it, I was back safely on shore. I did it!