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.…
South Coast youth charity’s annual sailing race to take place this weekend. More than 100 young people will take part in a youth charity’s annual sailing race in the Solent this weekend (Saturday 2nd October). The Cowes Small Ships Race is hosted by the Gosport-based charity, ASTO (Association of Sail Training Organisations) with support…
Young sailors overcome strong headwinds to arrive in Dartmouth for postponed Mayflower 400 Race. After two days of beating into a strong westerly headwind, 12 UK Sail Training vessels, crewed by young people, arrived safely in Dartmouth on Thursday morning to mark the end of ASTO’s Mayflower 401 Small Ships Race. The event,…
Youth charities back on the water at postponed Mayflower 400 event. ASTO (Association of Sail Training Organisations) are delighted to announce that we will be holding our Mayflower 401 Anniversary Small Ships Race this month. The regatta will take place from Sunday 15th August to Friday 20th August 2021, and will commence at Ocean…
Many of the young crew members and Trainees who take part in Sail Training voyages enjoy their experiences so much that they return as adults and volunteer for their Sail Training organisations. Harry Cook (@adventures0utdoors) is one of these former crew members and is now a volunteer Watch Leader with Rona Sailing Project.…
John Hepburn manages The Island Trust’s Ocean Discoverability Project and sails on day trips as the On-Board Ocean Educator. At the end of 2019, he ran a two-day course in Plymouth for Sail Trainers interested in helping their young people become more Ocean Literate. According to the Ocean Conservation Trust, the widely used…