Teenage sailing weeks
Voyages for individual teenagers during the school holidays. Have fun, meet new friends and work towards Royal Yachting Association (RYA) qualifications.
Here are this years voyage dates:
Sun 8th April - Fri 13th April, Moosk, Plymouth £450
Sun 22nd July - Fri 27th July, Pegasus - Plymouth £450
Sun 28th Oct - Fri 2nd Nov, Moosk - Plymouth £450
Interested in getting onboard? learn more...
Weeks can also be used to fulfil the Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Residential.
Voyagers participate in every aspect of life onboard, under full instruction from our professional sailing staff learning about navigation, helming, cooking, making sail, weighing anchor... part of the ship, part of the crew!
School Group sailing
Voyages for groups of young people, from schools and youth organisations are available from March to October.
Group voyages can be tailored perfectly to your groups’ needs and we have extensive experience of working with a diverse range of young people with specific educational, physical and behavioural needs.
Our Staff are highly trained in youth work, making a weeks voyage, a safe, challenging and exhilarating, personal achievement.
Gaining RYA Qualifications
We are an RYA Recognised Training Establishment. We offer a range of RYA Sailing courses both on and off the water from Start Yachting to Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore Theory.
A week sailing onboard one of our vessels can be enough to gain and RYA Certificate, part of an internationally recognised vocational training scheme; This can lead to Professional Sailing Qualifications as a Yacht Skipper, 1st Mate, Cook or Deck Hand.
The Tall Ships’ Races
The ultimate action adventure for those between 15 and 25, the races are designed to encourage international friendship. Held annually in European waters, with 100s of miles of ocean racing, days of parties, team sports, cultural visits and parades The Tall Ships’ Races are the most incredible youth event in the world.
Get Involved, here are this years dates voyage dates:
Sat 30th June - Sat 7th July, Plymouth - St Malo - £590
Sat 7th July - Sat 21st July, St Malo - Lisbon - £990
Sat 21st July - Sat 28th July, Lisbon - Cadiz - £590
Sat 28th July - Fri 3rd Aug, Cadiz - Lisbon - £525
Fri 3rd Aug - Fri 10th Aug, Lisbon - A Coruña - £625
Sat 11th August - Sat 25th Aug, A Coruña - Dublin - £990
Sat 25th Aug - Sat 1st Sept, Dublin - Plymouth - £590
Island (Cutter) Limited Registered in England no. 5925756
A wholly owned subsidiary of
The Island Trust Ltd Motivating Young People Through Sailing
Registered Charity no. 1049722
10 Manston Terrace, Exeter, EX2 4NP
President: Sir Peter Barclay CBE, Vice President: John Prout
Trustees: RF Lloyd MBE, C Macdonald-Brown, JM Lloyd, R Riding, I Phillips, AR Thornhill QC