The Swan Trust is to offer a ladies only trip later in the year, with an all-female crew. The weekend trip will take place in September, exploring the east side of Shetland, and will be the first time the Swan has been crewed exclusively by women. “Shetland has a wealth of competent women sailors,…
More than 100 people attended this year’s UK Sail Training Conference which took place yesterday in Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard. The event was organised by ASTO (Association of Sail Training Organisations), which is a Gosport-based charity promoting Sail Training in the UK. The attendees at this year’s conference were comprised of shore-based staff, sea-staff,…
Our UK Sail Training members are hiring and as part of an initiative to get more people into #SailTrainingCareers, we are sharing stories from Sail Trainers to highlight the benefits of working in this incredibly rewarding sector. We recently reached out to The Island Trust’s Craig Young to tell us about his experience working…
Our UK Sail Training members are hiring and as part of an initiative to get more people into #SailTrainingCareers, we are sharing stories from Sail Trainers to highlight the benefits of working in this incredibly rewarding sector. Recently, we spoke to Seas Your Future’s Ben Wheatley to find out about his experience of Sail…
This week (1-7 Nov 2021) is Youth Work Week, and the theme this year focuses on the ‘Champions of Youth Work‘. All of our UK Sail Training Skippers, Mates, and Watch Leaders are champions of youth work thanks to the vital work that they do to help transform young lives all over the country.…
Success for all at ASTO’s annual Cowes Small Ships Race 2021. This weekend (Saturday 2nd October), over 90 young people took to the water for the Cowes Small Ships Race. This youth charity sailing race is organised by ASTO (Association of Sail Training Organisations), a Gosport-based charity that promotes Sail Training in the UK.…