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Published on Monday, 07 October 2013 09:44
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Unique British tall ship, Lord Nelson, owned by Southampton-based charity, the Jubilee Sailing Trust, represented the nation's tall ship fleet at the Royal Australian Navy International Fleet Review in Sydney Harbour yesterday.
The invitation to take part in this weekend's centenary celebrations for the Royal Australian Navy, attended by HRH Prince Harry, was the catalyst for the ship's current 50,000-mile, two-year global voyage.
Lord Nelson is one of only two ships in the world that are built to be fully accessible and is sailed by physically disabled and able bodied crew members as equals. The 55-metre square rigger is undertaking the first ever circumnavigation by such a vessel, the Norton Rose Fulbright Sail the World Challenge, which aims to promote inclusion and equality in each of the 30 ports of call.
Read more: Lord Nelson represents UK at International Fleet Review in Sydney
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Published on Sunday, 06 October 2013 17:28
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The 10th Cowes Small Ships Race was a great success, despite the lack of wind and very strong tides! The full results are available here.
More details about the event and a race report will be available here in the next few days. Thank you to all the sponsors, the skippers, afterguard and trainee crews for making this a fantastic event. The next Cowes Small Ships Race will be on October 4th 2014!
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Published on Wednesday, 02 October 2013 13:53
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This Saturday, Ocotber 5th 2013, will see the 10th time the Cowes Small Ships Race takes place in the Solent. This annual event is a popular end to the Sail Training season, with up to 30 boats taking part each year. Each of the boats will be crewed by young and disabled people, many of whom have never sailed before. While the race is highly competitive, prizes are also awarded for the best dressed crew, and the Spirit of the Race.
The Cowes Small Ships Race is organised by ASTO and aims to publicise the opportunities Sail Training brings, as well as being a fun end to the season for the Skippers and Crews that work so hard to make the experience a life long positive memory for so many young and disadvantaged people each year.
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Published on Saturday, 31 August 2013 07:14
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The famous actress Celia Imrie awarded the prizes at yesterday's event to end the Hammond Innes Centenary Race. The actress, who has appeared in classics like Nanny McPhee and St Trinians, was a good friend of Ralph Hammond Innes and appears in one of his books. On Friday afternoon, she came to visit the race fleet, meet the young crews and take a look around the boats. She was impressed by the challenges the trainees had faced and said several times that Hammond Innes would have been thrilled to see this Sail Training event in his name.
Each boat was given four of the newly republished Hammond Innes novels for their ships library. Then the class winners and overall winners were announced. A full list of the results and prize winners is available.
The overall race winner, after applying the Time Correction Factor, was Jolie Brise sailed by pupils from Dauntsey's School. They were awarded the prestigious Aurora Trophy. The Richard Langhorn Trophy, which is voted for by all the crews and goes to the vessel that most represents the Spirit of the Race, went to Moosk. Even though they were a long way behind and there was hardly any wind, the crew refused to give up and kept sailing until they crossed the line. A special mention went to Pegasus for sailing with a visually impaired crew.
ASTO judged the event a huge success and would like to thank all the skippers and crews, and in particular Celia Imrie for making the prize giving really special. Pictures of the prize giving will be available in the next few days.
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Published on Saturday, 24 August 2013 06:04
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Part of the UK Sail Training fleet are in Ipswich for the August bank holiday weekend. Read this excerpt from the East Anglian Daily Times:
'Meanwhile, famous tall ships, some of which are up to 100-years-old, will be among the vessels stopping off in town as part of Maritime Ipswich.
The festival takes over the quayside, docks, marina port and Waterfront from August 23-26.
Visitors include the fleet of ASTO (Association of Sail Training Organisations) tall ships. Crewed by young people, some of whom have never been to sea before, the large sailing yachts are taking part in a race to Cowes.
They will be moored close to the university building along the Waterfront over the weekend. There will even be the chance to go on board at certain times.
At 3pm on Monday, August 26, the yachts will head down the Orwell in a parade of sails towards Felixstowe before the race starts the following morning.
The race is being organised by ASTO, a charity devoted to providing adventure and challenge to young people through voyages under sail at sea.
It was the main beneficiary of the will of author Ralph Hammond Innes, who died in 1998 and lived near Ipswich. This year marks the 100th anniversary of his birth and the event has been named The Hammond Innes Race.
"ASTO is delighted Ipswich is hosting the Hammond Innes Sail Training Race," says the charity's James Stevens. "This historic port will provide an ideal backdrop to the iconic sailing vessels in the ASTO fleet and a great experience for those on board. It is also fitting that the race should start so close to the home of our benefactor."
