Eight Acre Pond is an previous saltpan and Website of Particular Scientific Curiosity.

It has shallow waters with out tides, making it safer for youngsters to study to sail.

The membership is run by younger individuals aged below 16, who’ve invited all native faculties to participate within the fundraiser.

Members, former members referred to as Outdated Salts, and buddies of the crusing membership additionally joined.

Earlier than the occasion, Holly from the membership’s junior committee mentioned the occasion can be “a great deal of enjoyable as there may be loads of camaraderie among the many crew”.

Membership member Clodagh opted to tackle the evening shift, crusing within the early hours of Saturday morning.

“We intention to get by way of it by being in pairs and taking over half hour shifts every,” she mentioned.

“We may even take quite a lot of sweets and chocolate to get by way of it however hopefully we are going to keep heat and get sufficient sleep.”

Kids from close by faculties had been as a result of take over later within the morning, with Olympic sailor Hannah Snellgrove becoming a member of to help the occasion.