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| About The Charity |
About The Charity |
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Tall Ships Youth Trust
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The Tall Ships Youth Trust is the world's oldest and largest sail training organisation |
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To date, the Trust's vessels have sailed 1.5 million nautical miles with over 85,000 trainees on board. Over 3,500 trainees will sail on our fleet this year |
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Each Brig voyage of 48 trainees is managed by 6 qualified permanent crew and up to12 experienced volunteer crew. The Challengers accommodate up to 12 trainees and up to 6 permanent / volunteer crew. Professionally qualified teachers and youth workers join youth voyages - a new and pioneering approach to sail training |
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There are Tall Ships Youth Trust Volunteer Support Groups all across the UK, recruiting a broad cross-section of young people and fundraising to subsidise the cost of their voyages |
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The Tall Ships Youth Trust's youth work is supported by the Department for children, schools and families and the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) |
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Tall Ships Youth Trust voyages qualify for the residential section of the Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Award |
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The Tall Ships Youth Trust is the UK's largest single provider of RYA Competent Crew Certificates. |
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