Teens Sails Toward Life Lessons

Local teens in Southern California are learning how to sail tall ships in San Pedro, while learning about themselves. 

"It's helped me grow a lot," student Aaron Kagon said. "I used to not be a leader when I first started. Now I'm pretty confident leading a group."

Kagon and other teens say learning how to sail has taught them leadership skills and to confront their own fears. Colby Smith, a youth crew organizer, says sailing teaches students a different way of thinking.

"These kids kind of take that direction and that order, the consistency, into their own lives, realizing that to get something done you have to have a game plan, you have to have some sort of system on how to accomplish those goals."