The Becoming and Journey of Michael Young

This Year I will be travelling the Atlantic Ocean on the Norwegian tall ship the Sorlandet. On the ship I will complete my grade 12 year of high school and graduate in Norway. The Sorlandet was built in 1927 is 210 feet long and has 27 sails. It is the oldest norwegian tall ship in existence. Throughout the year I will be crossing the Atlantic ocean 3 times to 24 ports in 19 different countries.

My Story

My Story

I was born in Scotland and immigrated to Canada when I was four. I have lived and worked on a farm all my life and been working on it at spring and harvest since I was eleven. When I was twelve dad taught me how to drive the combine and I've ran it since then every harvest. In spring I worked the land for dad and he seeded. our farm was 2000 acres. In the summer I sail with the Manitoba Sailing Team and have been racing with them since I was 12 or 13 in a Laser Radial.