This year, we need to raise £75,000 to enhance and upgrade our entire Challenger fleet.
Your donation will enable us to make significant improvements to our vessels and mean we can continue supporting young people across the UK.
These four vessels are more than just boats; they’re platforms for transformation, where young individuals discover their potential and navigate towards brighter futures.
With your generosity, we can offer them the best voyage experience possible, with improved conditions on board and memories that will last a lifetime.
Dedicated volunteers maintain our fleet to ensure they’re ready for year-round adventures.
However, sometimes larger projects arise, stretching our resources.
Funding these essential upgrades impacts our ability to support as many young people as we’d like through our bursary programme.
Voyages can be life-changing for young people, many of whom have faced challenging backgrounds. This could be living in poverty, struggles with mainstream education, or having caring responsibilities.
The three-voyage journey of Exploration, Empowerment and Leadership, combines outdoor learning with personal development, social development, and practical life skills. It develops young leaders, offers pathways into volunteering, maritime and the blue economy.
Young people tell us that they have built self-esteem, resilience, and problem-solving skills, which they go on to embed into their daily lives, creating better outcomes for themselves and their communities.
New Dinghies: used for beach cleans and ocean sustainability activities. They are also required for RYA competent crew certificates, essential for a career in maritime.
New Bunks: our trusty bunks have been through two world tours in their 20-year journey, but they’re now showing their age and need an upgrade to remain a hygienic place for our young people to feel refreshed.
Waterproofs for all four challengers: we sail all year round, our young people are regularly exposed to wind, rain, and spray. Waterproof clothing keeps them dry, warm and comfortable.
Lift & scrub haul out: keeping our yachts shipshape is crucial for ensuring their longevity and safety.
Life jackets: we need to service our life jackets each year, if they don’t pass, or are more than five years old, we need to replace them. Life jackets are vital in ensuring the safety of our young people.
Life rafts: provide shelter, equipment, and hypothermia protection for our young people, and are designed to keep them safe should they find themselves in an emergency.
Anchor windlass: Powered winch solely for raising and lowering our anchor. It is one of the only things on deck that isn’t human-powered.
Winch handle: One of the most important pieces of equipment when sailing. When tacking, it isn’t unusual to use 4 simultaneously as we grind in the sails and backstays.
Your donation will enable us to make significant improvements to our vessels and mean we can continue supporting young people across the UK.
A young cousin was fundraising for this cause on her recent trip.
Keep up the good work with these youngsters. Martin The Netherlands
The TSYT has supported 2 schools I have taught at and the children derived immeasurable benefits from the voyages and the care of the team and their volunteers. I, and them, owe you much more than money for the adventures and independence it develops in so many young people. Thank you. Steve
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