Born from the pandemic, Our Isles and Oceans aims to provide young people who have experienced difficulties during lockdown and restrictions with the opportunity to learn to sail and take part in the 2023-24 Clipper Round the World Race.
Our Isles and Oceans is working with several partners including Argyll and Bute Council, United Nations Association Climate and Oceans, the Scottish Association for Marine Science, Clipper Race, GRM Marketing, ArdMoor, BID4Oban, Royal Dee Yacht Club and Snap Innovations.
The programme’s focus is to aid young people aged 18-35 – the generation most impacted by the pandemic’s lockdowns and restrictions – in creating sustainable livelihoods.
Ambassadors can go on to apply to be on board the Our Isles and Oceans 70-foot racing yacht benefitting from a fully funded crew member position in the 2023-24 Clipper Round the World Race.
The spring programme will be based along Scotland’s west coast from Oban and Tobermory and around the Isle of Mull, with the aim to reach the Isle of Skye in this programme.
A sailing programme giving young people a week of funded training aboard a racing yacht is returning to Scotland’s west coast next week.
On 25 April, Our Isles and Oceans is launching its second programme, welcoming 40 new Ambassadors onto its 68-foot racing yacht.
Our Isles and Oceans offers Ambassadors the chance to learn to sail from an experienced crew of professional sailors from key partner, Clipper Race. In addition to learning to sail, the Ambassadors will learn about the ecosystem around Oban and Mull from an educational component developed by the Scottish Association for Marine Science in collaboration with last year’s Ambassadors.
Since launching in June 2021, Our Isles and Oceans has seen 40 young people complete the programme. The upcoming spring programme will see another 40 learn to sail and receive their RYA Start Yachting Qualification following five days of sailing and activities.
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