Price
£1,050
Nights
Seven
Age range
18-80
Start port
Portsmouth
End port
Portsmouth
Passport
Yes
DofE
Yes
RYA
Competent Crew
Voyage code
CF849
Bursary
Available for under 25's
Voyage highlights
Join us for an exciting week sailing a 72ft Challenger yacht. Enjoy a rejuvenating adult adventure voyage around the stunning Channel Islands with Tall Ships Youth Trust
Get to explore the beauty and charm of the Channel Islands as you hop between stunning ports such as St Helier (Jersey), St Peter Port (Guernsey), and Braye Harbour (Alderney).
You’ll join a watch system and play an important part in life on board, from sail changes, tacks, and gybes to helming and domestic duties. Along the way, you’ll get to enjoy the camaraderie of your crewmates, share stories, and celebrate each landfall together.
Whether you’re a keen sailor or a complete novice this spring sailing adventure offers you the chance to challenge yourself and have fun!
On this voyage, you can work towards your RYA Competent Crew qualification and for our young people (18-25), there’s also the opportunity to complete the residential section of your Duke of Edinburgh Award.
And there’s even more. By setting sail with Tall Ships Youth Trust (TSYT), you’re helping to create life-changing opportunities for young people (aged 12-25), especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds. All proceeds will directly support TSYT’s vital youth development work.
The beginning or end of your voyage may include stopovers along the South Coast such as Cowes, Yarmouth, Poole and Weymouth.
Depending on the weather conditions, we may sail to Alderney, Sark or Guernsey in the Channel Islands.
Throughout the week, you’ll experience steering a yacht, night sailing, sail handling, ropework as well as learning how to keep safe onboard.
We divide the crew into two teams (watches)– traditionally, known as Port and Starboard. In your watches, you’ll take it in turns to be involved in all aspects of sailing the Challenger from looking after her to cooking and cleaning.
You’ll also experience plenty of offshore sailing (out of sight of land). This voyage is a great opportunity to escape from it all, build your confidence and widen your sailing experience.
And if all this isn’t enough… We want you to know, that our adult sailing experiences give you an exhilarating journey that directly enables more young people to benefit from our transformational youth development programme.
You’ll hopefully get the chance to complete the RYA Competent Crew course while you’re on board.
The RYA Competent Crew syllabus includes:
- Sea terms and parts of a boat, rigging and sails
- Sail handling
- Ropework
- Fire safety and precautions
- Personal safety equipment
- Man overboard
- Emergency equipment
- Manners and customs
- Rules of the ‘road’ (at sea)
- Dinghies
The cost of your RYA Competent Crew certificate is included in the price.
RYA logbooks are available for purchase on board at a cost of £6 (Skippers are only able to take cash for this).
All our voyages of four nights or more qualify for the DofE Gold Residential award.
Please let our Reservations Team know before sailing if you want to use the voyage for this.
The Skipper will determine the final route depending on weather and other variables.
There’s a possibility you could be recommended by the Skipper to come back and volunteer as a Trainee Watch Leader or Watch Leader for future Tall Ships Youth Trust voyages.
Meals onboard are included.
You’ll be asked to enter your passport details as part of the booking process. If you don’t have these to hand, please contact us as soon as possible after submitting your booking form to let us know your details, as we cannot accept your booking without this information.
You will also need to present your valid passport to the Skipper at the start of the voyage.
