UKSA

Two Yachting Cadets studying at UKSA have become the Academy’s first graduates to complete Foundation Degrees in Operational Yacht Science.

Simon Samuels has joined the youth maritime training Academy UKSA as Head of Fundraising as the charity gears up to deliver new educational initiatives for disadvantaged young people in its 25th anniversary year.

Youth maritime charity UKSA has been awarded Approved Activity Provider (AAP) status by The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) to deliver practice and qualifying expeditions in sailing and kayaking for the Bronze and Silver Award schemes.

This autumn will see triathlon camps reaching the Isle of Wight for the first time through a new partnership between T3 and Cowes based charity UKSA.

Trinity House, together with Viking Recruitment, Chiltern Maritime and UKSA, is calling on the global superyacht cognoscenti to help establish new training schemes to meet the growing demand for professional captains and crew.

With the new school year underway, leading youth maritime charity UKSA has received a grant of £6,000 from the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation to ensure that all its students can complete their studies.

This year at the Southampton Boat Show, find out how UKSA can help launch a successful career in the maritime industry as well as view and sail historic yacht Gipsy Moth IV.

Youth maritime charity UKSA has announced a series of “Clearing Days” for school-leavers who have been unable to secure a place at University, or who are looking for an alternative study and career path.

Youth maritime charity UKSA has called for politicians to include charitable organisations in immediate talks to address the issues underlying the riots and looting in London and other UK cities.

THE personal and professional achievements of 100,000 extraordinary people will be celebrated when the youth maritime charity UKSA launches its 25th anniversary year during Cowes Week.