Over the years, the charity has supported many young people who have gone on to pursue careers in various different fields, such as harbour management, the Royal and Merchant Navy and even yacht design. The skills they acquired while sailing with TSYT have helped them to navigate their maritime careers.
Jo Cox, Chichester Harbour’s brand-new Harbour Master, first sailed with TSYT in 1995. She said: “From the first moment of stepping onboard I was hooked. I was invited back to sail as a Watch Leader and as I did more trips, I met more people with maritime backgrounds and began to investigate a career at sea.”
Each year, TSYT gives around 1,200 youngsters a life- changing experience, approximately 75% of whom are from disadvantaged backgrounds. The young people TSYT supports are facing a range of challenges including being in the care of local authorities, taking on caring responsibilities themselves, they could be in foster accommodation, or from ethnically diverse backgrounds. Often, they are not in mainstream education, but some alternative form of education, such as a Pupil Referral Unit.
Riley (21) has recently completed a Voyage of Empowerment, which is the second stage of TSYT’s new three-voyage programme.
Riley said: “Voyaging with Tall Ships Youth Trust has helped me to understand and process the person I actually want to be.
“It’s allowed me a space to open up to people and work as part of a team to release any stress through practical sailing activities. I’ve gained so much confidence too and stopped judging myself so harshly. I’ve allowed myself to relax and just enjoy the time I have with TSYT.”
By blending youth development, outdoor learning and sail training, TSYT voyages provide a unique environment that enables young people to develop not only their sailing skills, but also life skills, which can be transferred to their day-to-day lives and future employment, such as teamwork, communication skills and resilience.
The charity is in the process of developing regional hubs to increase its reach into other parts of the UK away from its Portsmouth base. To do this, the charity is working in collaboration with local organisations and ports in Whitehaven, Greenock, Belfast, Ipswich, Newcastle, and Plymouth.
The aim of the hubs is to reach even more young people by voyaging from locations around the UK, with a deliberate focus on areas in the greatest need of support. Thanks to the generosity and dedication of the charity’s supporters, TSYT can provide young people with further support to join its voyages through its bursary programme, which provides extra financial support to those who may need it. Bursaries are funded via grant-making trusts, individual donations and the proceeds from its sailing experiences for adults.
To learn more about Tall Ships Youth Trust and its vital youth development work, visit
www.tallships.org.
The Report • June 2023 • Issue 104 | 139
IIMS President, Peter Broad FIIMS, has chosen the Tall Ships Youth Sailing Trust as his charity for 2023. Having read this article if you would like to support his charity, you can make a donation by going to
https://bit.ly/3My4jzK
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