The latest news on our events including our annual conference, Small Ships Race and more.
October 7, 2026
The success of this year’s event lay not in a race won or lost, but in the resilience and adaptability shown by hundreds of young people when plans changed.
October 3, 2025
We have been monitoring the developing weather systems over the last few days and have taken the difficult but necessary decision to cancel the event on Saturday.
January 30, 2025
ASTO’s Chief Executive Kerry McMillan and Chair of Trustees, Mark Todd welcomed 150 delegates to the annual UK Sail Training conference at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard today.
January 16, 2025
This year’s headline speaker is record breaking Heather Thomas who led her all-female crew to victory in the Ocean Globe Race onboard Maiden, backed by Tracy Edwards MBE.
August 10, 2024
This weekend, Guernsey welcomes hundreds of young sailors as they prepare for the Association of Sail Training Organisations (ASTO) Guernsey to Poole Small Ships Race 2024, inspired by the RNLI’s 200th Anniversary.
February 1, 2023
Rona Sailing Project, Challenge Wales and staff at the Cirdan Sailing Trust, Marine Society and Sea Cadets and ASTO were recognised for their outstanding work at the UK Sail Training conference
