The success of this year’s event lay not in a race won or lost, but in the resilience, adaptability and teamwork shown by hundreds of young people when plans changed. More than 220 young people from across the UK came together in Cowes, Isle of Wight, from 2-4 October for a weekend of adventure, teamwork…
The Association of Sail Training Organisations has today published its Spring 2026 Impact Review, setting out the scale and contribution of a national sector which supports more than 10,000 young people and disabled participants each year through residential adventures at sea, delivered by over 30 ASTO member organisations. ASTO works to enable, advocate for and…
ASTO’s annual Cowes Small Ships Race is normally held over the first weekend in October each year. For the first time in the event’s history, the race which brings together a diverse fleet of sailing vessels and their enthusiastic crews, has had to be cancelled. ASTO’s Chief Executive Kerry McMillan and Race Director James Stevens…
The Association of Sail Training Organisations (ASTO) is delighted to welcome Vice Admiral Sir Jeremy Kyd KBE, Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey, as its new President. Sir Jerry is a Royal Yachting Association Yachtmaster and a Member of the Royal Yacht Squadron, a Younger Brother of Trinity House, and a Distinguished Fellow of RUSI. He remains passionate about…
Mark Todd, Chair of Trustees for the Association of Sail Training Organisations (ASTO) and Chief Executive of OYT South has been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours list. The citation says: “For services to Sailing and to Young People.” Mark has been a member of ASTO’s Board of Trustees since 2019 and Chair…
The Association of Sail Training Organisations (ASTO) is proud to announce Hon Nusrat Ghani MP as its new Vice President. The member organisation for sail training charities in the UK welcomes Ms Ghani, currently the Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, Chair of Ways and Means, and MP for Sussex and Weald, where she…