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Six Years Sailing Europe's Largest Youth Charity
November 30, 2025 · 7 min · 130 views
What this video covers
Ocean Youth Club, founded in 1960 and described as Europe's largest youth sailing organisation, takes roughly 4,000 young people aged 12–24 to sea each year aboard large, fast vessels based at ports across the UK.0:47 No prior sailing experience is required; participants need only be able to swim and willing to join in.1:13 Voyages run three to seven days, with a 1:5 sea-staff-to-participant ratio.4:18 Crew are divided into watches, each led by a trained leader, and rotate through steering, navigation, passage planning, sail handling, rope work, and galley duty.2:45 A 24-hour watch system keeps the boat moving while one watch sleeps.4:53 The organisation supplies safety equipment, insurance, food, and wet-weather gear.1:41 Participants can earn Royal Yachting Association certificates, Ocean Youth Club certificates, and Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme credits.4:06 The vessel named in the video is Francis Drake.1:29 Grants are available for eligible 12–24-year-olds, and school and youth-group programmes can be arranged.5:39 Paul's six-year involvement with the organisation frames the content.
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