Young Sailor of the Year: Jessye Opoku-Ware. Scaramouche Sailing Trust, Greig City Academy.
March 15, 2025 · 2 min · 542 views · The Solent
What this video covers
Jessye Opoku-Ware, a teenager from Tottenham, London, won the Yachting Journalists Association Young Sailor of the Year award after working with the Isle of Wight-based Scaramouche Sailing Trust and Greig City Academy.0:04 He had no prior knowledge of sailing before joining the programme, which brings inner-city students to the Solent. The award recognised not only his sailing ability but his role in supporting other sailors within the project — described by trust founder John Holt as facilitating success across multiple crews.1:49 Opoku-Ware describes himself as "the glue" keeping the project moving.1:11 Former programme participant Kai Hockley has since entered the British SailGP Pathway Programme, and Opoku-Ware aims to follow the same route.2:17 The programme is credited with opening career paths that participants say would not have been available to them in London.1:59
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