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The personal development benefits for young people of going to sea under sail are well understood, and we believe sailing in classic and traditional boats provides a particularly good experience. It is a life enhancing experience for all, and can be truly life changing for some.
Affordable opportunities for young people to go to sea in a sail-training vessel for more than a few days or a week at most are now very few and far between, so the Foundation’s support for this two week voyage will provide a rare opportunity for the young crew of ‘Pegasus’ to have the more fulfilling and beneficial experience of a longer voyage.
The total cost of the 2026 Pegasus voyage to the CYSF will be £16,000. We have been awarded a grant of £10,000 from the Baltic Exchange Charitable Foundation, leaving a further £6,000 to be raised.
For this voyage each trainee crew will be asked to contribute up to £250, depending on their ability to pay, towards the total cost of £1777 per place. We feel it is important that each trainee has some ‘buy-in’ to the experience matched to their ability to pay, but bursaries will be available for those who are unable to afford their contribution or raise it through sponsorship.
If we deduct this buy-in, it reduces the amount still to be raised to £4,500.
Never before in our lifetimes have young people had such reduced opportunities to widen their horizons and gain new and challenging experiences, and never before have life enhancing experiences such as this voyage been more needed for the physical and mental development and wellbeing of our next generation. All the young crew will be from deserving and disadvantaged backgrounds and all would not otherwise have such a great opportunity.
The Foundation is therefore launching an appeal to raise the £4,500 balance needed to cover the cost of this voyage.
We will be delighted if you would like to contribute by making a donation to the appeal.
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The card payment page at the above link gives you the option to Gift Aid your donation. As a registered charity the Foundation can reclaim standard rate tax on all donations from UK taxpayers.
If you prefer not to donate by card, you can donate by making a BACS transfer to:
Classic Young Sailors Foundation
Sort Code: 40-36-02 Account No: 51677977
To claim Gift Aid on a BACS transfer, please download and complete our Gift Aid Form.
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