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…
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. The event sees a fleet of 13 charity sailing yachts arrive in Guernsey today, Saturday 10 August and they will spend a few days…
AROUND 200 young people from across the UK benefited from a life-changing youth development opportunity at the Cowes Small Ships Race this weekend (Saturday 24th September). The annual event is organised by Gosport-based youth charity ASTO (Association of Sail Training Organisations) and gives young and disabled people the opportunity to experience new challenges and…