Sailcharter

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Sail training International

Have you got the spirit of adventure? Do you want to go on a voyage of self-discovery? Love the idea of being on board a fully-rigged ship under sail out at sea, or the intimacy of being part of a close knit crew on a smaller vessel?

Take a sail training voyage and discover hidden talents you never knew you had, make new friends and enjoy the adventure of a lifetime!

It doesn’t matter whether you’ve sailed before or not, you’ll be welcomed on board and made to feel at home. Find out more about what sail training is all about, and how you too can get on board and not only will you discover the world, but you’ll also discover yourself. A new nine minute STI-sponsored eight language DVD about the sail training experience, with music by U2, MPeople and Heather Small, is available free of charge to educational establishments, youth and yacht clubs. Apply to your National Organisation.

Challenges

Sail training requires participants to confront many demanding challenges, both physical and emotional. It is an activity that inspires self-confidence and the acceptance of personal responsibility, promotes an acceptance of others whatever their social or cultural backgrounds, and develops a willingness to take controlled risks. For most who undertake sail training on Tall Ships it is a positive life-changing experience.

Most sail training vessels are owned and operated by charities or foundations, schools or universities, governments or other institutions. They generally seek to reflect the breadth of social backgrounds in society at large in the crews they attract. Many have funding programmes to subsidise the participation of those who could otherwise not afford it. Some also run special programmes for those with physical, mental or social difficulties.
Sail training takes place all over the world and in many different types of vessel. Some of the most effective programmes take place on small vessels with the benefit and intimacy of working on board within a small team. Different challenges confront those who undertake sail training on the huge and glamorous square-rigged ships, with much demanding work aloft as well as on deck.

Trainees can be any age from 15 upwards. Indeed, many older people in their 70s and 80s have already enjoyed the experience, while hundreds of thousands of young people have found hidden talents and confidence that comes from working as a team against the temperamental and unpredictable seas.

Trainee crew member

If you like the idea of experiencing travel from a bygone age, to hear the creak of the rigging and watch huge square rigged sails billowing in the wind, then why not join a Tall Ship as a trainee crew member? If you’ve watched and loved the Onedin Line, Hornblower and Master and Commander then why not get on board and see for yourself what it was like to travel under sail?

Or perhaps you've watched things like a round the world yacht race and wondered what it would be like to be part of a smaller crew, closer to the water and at one with the elements.