Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck

Our neighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from

Portsmouth tomorrow. We shall meet him at the harbour early

in the morning. He will be in his small boat, Topsail.

Topsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the

Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight

o'clock, so we shall have plenty of time. We shall see his

boat and then we shall say goodbye to him. He will be away

for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take

part in an important race across the Atlantic.