0:00:21 > 0:00:23This story belongs to Leila
0:00:23 > 0:00:25and her Auntie Val.
0:00:30 > 0:00:35It's a tiny tale about Auntie Val's life and her love of sailing.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42- Shall we sing?- Yes.- Right.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45# Row, row, row your boat
0:00:45 > 0:00:48# Gently down the stream
0:00:48 > 0:00:51# If you see a crocodile
0:00:51 > 0:00:53# Don't forget to scream. #
0:00:53 > 0:00:55THEY SCREAM
0:00:55 > 0:00:56LEILA LAUGHS
0:00:58 > 0:01:03And now it's time for Auntie Val to take Leila on a journey of discovery
0:01:03 > 0:01:06and share her memories of when she was younger.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10They're chatting about Auntie Val's love of sailing.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12Now, Leila, I want to tell you a story.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15My grandpa...
0:01:15 > 0:01:19he was on a ship called HMS Rob Roy,
0:01:19 > 0:01:22and when he was on the ship, he made this.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27And, you know, this is older than me,
0:01:27 > 0:01:31and it's older than your Great-Great-Grandma Marty.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34And these are his medals.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41- My daddy sails too.- He does.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43And do you know what?
0:01:43 > 0:01:48I taught your daddy to sail when he was about eight years old.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Can you teach me to sail?
0:01:50 > 0:01:52I'd love to.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54That would be wonderful, wouldn't it?
0:01:54 > 0:01:58Not only teaching your daddy, but teaching you as well.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01When did you learn to sail?
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Oh, I was quite an old lady before I learnt to sail.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08Why didn't you learn to sail when you was younger?
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Well, I was a very naughty girl.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16I wasn't holding Grandma Marty's hand when we were near a road,
0:02:16 > 0:02:22and I ran across the road when I was about a year older than you.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26And I had a nasty accident.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30And then I had to have an artificial leg.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35But it didn't stop me from learning to sail.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38It actually meant that I did learn to sail.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Auntie Val was given a new leg by the hospital
0:02:46 > 0:02:50when she lost part of her own leg because of a road accident.
0:02:50 > 0:02:55Because of the accident, Auntie Val didn't begin sailing until she
0:02:55 > 0:02:57was much older, but when she did,
0:02:57 > 0:03:00she couldn't wait to buy her first boat.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05I had some money, and rather than just let it fritter away on nothing,
0:03:05 > 0:03:09I thought, "I'll buy something special." And the thing that
0:03:09 > 0:03:12I wanted to buy that was special was a dinghy,
0:03:12 > 0:03:15and that dinghy was Ginnie.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18It was like being in charge of another world
0:03:18 > 0:03:22and having a whole new sense of freedom,
0:03:22 > 0:03:25to be able to do something
0:03:25 > 0:03:30without being restricted by my artificial leg,
0:03:30 > 0:03:32because my leg didn't matter,
0:03:32 > 0:03:34I was sitting in the boat.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47Auntie Val is taking Leila to her sailing club to show Leila
0:03:47 > 0:03:51her racing boat, which is called Red Jester.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56Welcome to Red Jester, Captain Leila.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58This is my racing boat.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01It goes very fast.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06Now, it's ever so important to know where the wind's coming from.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09So, we have a little flag, called a burgee.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14You hold it. See if you can see where the wind's coming from.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20- There.- Yeah, and it moves round with the wind. Look.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24And that's important, because when you're sailing,
0:04:24 > 0:04:29you've got to know where the wind comes from. Leila, can you swim?
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- Only with a floater. - Only with a floater?
0:04:32 > 0:04:36Well, that's all right, cos you can still go the water with
0:04:36 > 0:04:40a life jacket on, but you do need to learn to swim to be a sailor.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43It's terribly important to be able to swim.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48Well, Leila, with your flag, you know where the wind's coming from,
0:04:48 > 0:04:50and you're going to learn to swim,
0:04:50 > 0:04:53and you're going to make a great sailor.
0:04:53 > 0:04:54OK?
0:05:04 > 0:05:08Boats have been around for a very long time - before cars,
0:05:08 > 0:05:09trains and planes.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12One of the oldest types of boat is called a coracle,
0:05:12 > 0:05:16and this old film shows what they would have looked like.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20I'm sure people would have raced them too, just like Auntie Val.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24Coracles are small and light, so you can carry them on your back.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29Look at these funny men carrying coracles. They look like tortoises!
0:05:29 > 0:05:34Auntie Val has sailed on a very special ship called the Lord Nelson.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37It's a tall ship, and it has lots of sails.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41People that sail on the Lord Nelson are people with disabilities,
0:05:41 > 0:05:43just like Auntie Val.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53And now, it's time for Auntie Val to show Leila a boat that she
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- really loves.- This is Ginnie.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59She's my first ever dinghy, and it's the boat
0:05:59 > 0:06:04I first learnt to race in, so she's very, very special to me.
0:06:04 > 0:06:10She's older than Daddy, which makes her very, very old, doesn't it?
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Would you like to go sailing in her with me?
0:06:13 > 0:06:17- Yeah!- Great! Let's go.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Auntie Val and Leila have put on their life jackets, which is
0:06:20 > 0:06:23very important when sailing on water,
0:06:23 > 0:06:27and they're getting the boat ready for sailing.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Turn and wave to the camera!
0:06:40 > 0:06:44You've got the front of the sail there absolutely perfect.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48- Absolutely perfect. That is wonderful.- Yay!
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Leila, that's absolutely fantastic sailing.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01You're a natural. Give us a high-five.
0:07:14 > 0:07:19This is my little sister, Anisa. She's not very good at waving.
0:07:20 > 0:07:21THEY LAUGH
0:07:25 > 0:07:29I'm glad to see you've got your life jacket on, ready to go sailing.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32We need to learn a bit more about boats.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35OK, have you got your boat ready?
0:07:35 > 0:07:39- Yep.- Put it on the side of the pool like I have.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43Now, which is your left hand?
0:07:43 > 0:07:46That's the one! OK, now...
0:07:46 > 0:07:50with your left hand, point to the left-hand side of the boat,
0:07:50 > 0:07:52and this is port.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Port.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Very good. Port.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Now, hold your right hand.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04OK, now point to the right-hand side of the boat,
0:08:04 > 0:08:07and that's called starboard.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09- Starboard.- Starboard.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13Very good! You both got that right!
0:08:13 > 0:08:17Now...are we going to put our boats in the water?
0:08:17 > 0:08:19- Yeah!- OK.
0:08:19 > 0:08:24First of all, see if you can make your boats go.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28WATER SPLASHES
0:08:28 > 0:08:31It is tipping.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34One, two - oh! They're all gone!
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Shall we...? LEILA SPLASHES
0:08:36 > 0:08:37You splashed me!
0:08:39 > 0:08:40SHE LAUGHS
0:08:52 > 0:08:54These are just a few of my trophies,
0:08:54 > 0:08:57and thank you very much for helping me clean them.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01What did you get these trophies for?
0:09:01 > 0:09:03I got them for winning.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Hmm! For winning races.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10Sometimes in Red Jester...
0:09:10 > 0:09:14and sometimes in Ginnie. This one...
0:09:14 > 0:09:18I won when I was sailing Ginnie, when I was racing Ginnie.
0:09:18 > 0:09:24- And...- That one's nice.- I got that one for racing Ginnie as well.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26That one looks just like Ginnie.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29It does, doesn't it? Yes.
0:09:29 > 0:09:30And that's really nice.
0:09:30 > 0:09:35- You like that one, do you?- Yes, cos it's really shiny and sparkly,
0:09:35 > 0:09:36and I love sparkles.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39And not only that, it tells the right time.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- Yeah?- Yeah. That's good.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- You know which is my favourite? - Which?
0:09:46 > 0:09:51- This one.- That's my favourite too. - Cos Ginnie won this one as well.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56And it tells you the temperature,
0:09:56 > 0:09:59how hot it is or how cold it is in the room.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Which one's the biggest?
0:10:02 > 0:10:06I think this one's the biggest, and it's certainly the oldest,
0:10:06 > 0:10:10and I've won this one six times.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12You're a champion, Leila.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- There you go. Hold that one up.- Thank you.
0:10:16 > 0:10:17AUNTIE VAL LAUGHS
0:10:19 > 0:10:23And thank you very much for helping me clean all these trophies.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Not all of them are clean.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Oh, we'd better get going, then!
0:10:36 > 0:10:40Here's an old photo of Auntie Val winning another award
0:10:40 > 0:10:45for sailing from Princess Anne, who is Her Majesty the Queen's daughter.
0:10:45 > 0:10:46How exciting!
0:10:48 > 0:10:51People have been racing boats for many, many years.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Auntie Val usually races a small boat in a lake,
0:10:54 > 0:10:59and some people race enormous tall ships in the sea, like these ones.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04And, the bigger the boat is, the more sails it needs to make it move.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Look at these amazing pictures of
0:11:07 > 0:11:11the British sailor Dame Ellen MacArthur.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15Dame Ellen is the fastest woman ever to sail around the world on her own.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30This is my mummy and daddy.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32BOTH: Hello!
0:11:33 > 0:11:35It's a very exciting day today,
0:11:35 > 0:11:39because Auntie Val is taking part in a big sailing race.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44Mummy, Daddy, Leila and Anisa have come along to cheer Auntie Val on.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45Good luck, Auntie Val!
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Wow! Look how well Auntie Val is steering the boat.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00- There's Auntie Val!- Auntie Val must be doing really well in the race.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04She even has time to wave to the family.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06- Come on, Auntie Val!- You can do it!
0:12:08 > 0:12:12Brilliant! Auntie Val has passed the orange marker and has won the race.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15ALL: Hurray!
0:12:27 > 0:12:31Thank you for telling me stories about sailing.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34That was my pleasure, Leila, and can you remember
0:12:34 > 0:12:36all the special things we did together?
0:12:36 > 0:12:40'We went to look around your lovely racing boat,
0:12:40 > 0:12:44- 'Red Jester.'- It goes very fast.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- 'We dusted all your trophies.' - You like that one, do you?
0:12:47 > 0:12:52Yeah, cos it's really shiny and sparkly, and I love sparkles.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57'You taught Anisa and I about different parts of the boat.'
0:12:57 > 0:13:00- Port.- Port.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04'Then, we made waves, and I splashed you.
0:13:06 > 0:13:11'We went sailing on Ginnie, your very first boat.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16'And we had a great time sailing together.'
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Give us a high-five.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22'I watched you race your boat with Mummy and Daddy.'
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- There's Auntie Val!- Oh, yeah!
0:13:25 > 0:13:29What was your favourite thing about the things we did together?
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Splashing the boat.
0:13:31 > 0:13:32Splashing the boat?
0:13:32 > 0:13:36Well, my favourite thing was taking you sailing on Ginnie,
0:13:36 > 0:13:39cos you were really, really good.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48What a fabulous heap of fun.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51That was Auntie Val's tiny tale about the things she used to do
0:13:51 > 0:13:54and her love of sailing.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Now Auntie Val has shared her story with Leila,
0:13:57 > 0:14:00it's time for Leila to start her own story.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Do you know someone with a story to share?