We are planning to run a 5-day trip with the Ocean Youth Trust for 10 young people who have had to overcome many difficulties in their life. An OYT Scotland voyage is genuinely a life changing experience. Their voyages help young people to discover their potential through the adventure of youth work on the waves. The OYT will spend time working with the young people to develop their leadership skills, self-confidence & teamwork as well as teaching them to sail a 70 foot yacht around the west coast of Scotland.
Funds requested: £1000
Total cost of trip = £7200
Early Booking Discount = £600
OYT Assisted Berth Fund = £3000
Tesco Community Fund = £2000
Locality PB Fund = £1000
Fundraising/GCSC Funds = £600
All money received from this fund would go towards the cost of the trip.
Location: Garnock Community Campus
Proposed on behalf of: Many young people in the Garnock Valley are deprived of opportunities and experience which are truly life changing. I believe that this project is exactly that, Life Changing. Quite simply it is learning how to be part of a team sailing a ship (or yacht) across the sea. Rather than simply teaching which rope to pull, or how to tighten a life jacket (which they do as well), youth work on the waves is about giving people the skills needed to be part of the team, and face fears and challenges similar to those we face in real life. Whilst young people need to learn these skills to be part of a sail training voyage, the really useful part is that they also need these skills in school, at home, when starting a job, or when at some point life takes a different path which it almost always does. With the linking of all these skills and the qualifications they can be awarded, OYT Scotland and your voyage is a “floating outdoor education centre” - an environment that provides young people with the qualifications and skills they need, but with the ability to remove a lot of the noise and distractions they normally face at home. No one needs to have any sailing experience, most group leaders and young people who sail don’t. The voyage our young people take part in will be inherently safe. The OYTS crew will spend a lot of time making sure of this. However the unpredictable nature of a voyage presents real and honest physical, mental and emotional challenges. Using activities both on and off the boat, we will help young people to recognise the benefits of change and everyone who takes part goes home with new skills and strengths. It is our intention to run the 5 day trip in May 2024 from Monday to Friday. The exact dates have not been finalised as we are currently in the position of finding funding to help pay. More information can be found at www.oytscotland.org.uk
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