Ocean Youth Trust South – Refit Volunteers Planning a gap year, or not working over the winter? Join our refit core team! If you are planning a gap year, or you are between jobs or for any other reason potentially available for several weeks or months this winter, might you be interested in joining our…
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…
Effective immediately, he leaves behind a significant legacy of impact, engagement and advocacy during his time at the membership organisation for sail training charities in the UK. After a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, which included being captain of surface ships and also a nuclear submarine, John became Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents at…
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. Record breaking Heather Thomas delivered a fantastic keynote speech to a broad audience made of sea staff, member charity trustees and representatives from the sail training and wider marine…
ASTO’s UK Sail Training conference takes place on Thursday 30th January 2025 at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. 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. Heather is the first woman skipper to win a fully crewed round the…