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Tuesday 25 February 2014

Trinity Sailing offers Devon young people life-changing opportunity

YOUNG people across Devon are being offered a once-in-a-lifetime trip across Europe by a Brixham-based sailing charity. Trinity Sailing has teamed up with a string of Devon businesses to offer 12 deserving young people a voyage at the 2014 International Tall Ships Races. Anyone in the region aged 18 to 25 is invited to apply for a place on Trinity’s sailing vessel Leader which is heading out from Amsterdam on June 29. The 14-night trip sets sail from Harlingen in the Netherlands, where the vessel will meet up with hundreds of other traditional vessels from across the world before heading to Fredrikstad in Norway. The aim of the Tall Ships Challenge is to provide deserving young people with a once-in-a-lifetime voyage worth over £1,200. Applicants are invited to apply for a place by submitting a brief written application explaining why they should be chosen. Anyone who feels they have gone the extra mile can be considered, whether they have helped others or achieved their own personal goal. Alternatively, people can suggest someone they know who might deserve a place. The initiative has been made possible thanks to kind-hearted Devon businesses who have offered to sponsor deserving young people. One of the first businesses to sign up was the Paignton-based family-owned food service company Caterfood. Managing director Mark Felton said he backed the scheme as he wanted to put something back into the local community. He said: “We deal with a lot of businesses in the Torbay area, so we saw it as a way for us to show our support and thanks to local people who deserve a break with this opportunity.” Trinity Sailing works with a wide range of youth organisations, from schools and colleges to social services and community groups. Toby Russell, Trinity Sailing’s director, said: “Sail training, and the Tall Ships Races, is about much more than learning to sail. “It is a true adventure and the experience can inspire young people, whatever their background, broadening their horizons and motivating them towards new goals. For some it is genuinely life-changing. “As well as having a great deal of fun, the Tall Ships helps all of the young participants discover hidden strengths and uncover new talents as they learn the true value of working as a team. “At each stop en route there is a carnival to welcome the ships and their crews. You are given time to explore the various locations and hop on board some the world’s most impressive sailing vessels.” Since their inception in the 1950s, the Tall Ships Races have been a world-class nautical event, attracting young people from all over the world. Trinity will be beginning the Tall Ships adventure in Amsterdam, where the crew can spend four days getting to know the vessel, sailing along the Dutch coast on Leader, as she heads to Harlingen. The first host port will be staging a wide range of activities and events for the international crews before the race begins. No previous sailing experience is required. The trip includes all of the young person’s meals on board, berthing, waterproofs and shore-based activities. If selected, the candidates will need to cover their own costs getting to and from the races. Trinity will provide ideas about how they can carry out fundraising to enable them to pay for their travel and insurance. Selected candidates will also be asked to complete a Tall Ships diary and take photographs of their voyage. A qualified sea staff of five will work with the young people during the voyage. People have until Friday, April 25, to apply for a place. Trinity will then compile a shortlist and invite candidates in for interviews to select the 12 successful applicants. The application form can be downloaded from Trinity’s website trinitysailing.org.

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