George Green School- XF251013
We were delighted to welcome a group of 10 amazing young people, aged 12 to 15, from George Green School for an exciting four-day voyage aboard Challenger 4.
From Monday 13 October to Friday 16 October 2025, the crew fully embraced life at sea, gaining new skills, growing in confidence, and realizing the value of teamwork as they learned to function together as a crew.
Read on to discover their incredible journey, told in their own words!
Challenger 4 | XF251013
Day 1
At the crack of dawn, we all awoke from our deep slumbers, a dream I wish I had never left fighting demons with swords. We trekked through the great depths of the Isle of Dogs, ploughing through the ongoing, Stampede of traffic half asleep dragging our selves to the day we feared my entire life.
Ms tried to poison us with the dread of having to eat tuna sandwiches for lunch. We are at the train station. I fought “lions” trying to find Nouha’s lost zip card, and I succeeded and returned it to him to gain my aura.
We are at Portsmouth. I saw clouds and massive ship. We arrive on the boat home to us for 4 days. We went to the cold temperatures of the Atlantic Ocean pushing through thinking of the green chicken curry for the evening.
We saw our ship heading towards a “massive iceberg” so all 10 of us heroically vaulted overboard, we heard the loud screams of the crew “mans overboard!” but we only had one thing in mind to redirect the direction of the yacht back onto course towards the Isle of the Wight.
The experience was absolutely memorable. The thrill of being on the open seas, sailing around the Isle of Wight We learnt so many skills from our first day, such as to collaborate with our peers. We soon later devoured into our meals chicken curry.
We then had to write a blog and here we are.
We learnt lots of new skills and worked collaboratively together as a team. At first, I was dreading this trip, however, the tides have turned. Now, I feel like a new person with a whole new skill set, and I don’t regret a single bit.
Thanks, by [ Isa, Yusuf, Alex, Karima]