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Skipper/First Mate or First Mate

Position: Skipper/First Mate or First Mate for immediate start. Salary: £25,792pa – £27,352pa, depending on experience. Will be paid £29,915pa equivalent during weeks as Skipper.

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Merry Christmas

As the festive season draws near again, we want to thank everyone for their continued support over the past 12 months. We couldn’t do what

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We’re hiring! Fundraising Officer

Are you passionate about making a difference to young people’s lives? Ocean Youth Trust Scotland is an award-winning youth work charity, delivering life-changing voyages at sea for young people aboard its sail training vessels. Now that the delivery of our youth work at sea has recommenced following the pandemic, securing funding for our invaluable youth work is a priority. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Fundraising team as

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Sailing charity makes history with four-nation voyage

Greenock-based youth work charity, Ocean Youth Trust Scotland, is making history this week as an all-female crew of young people set sail on a voyage to visit all four nations in two weeks. Twelve young women and girls aged between 16 and 25, from The Outdoor Partnership in Wales, are spending two weeks on board the Trust’s 72-foot boat, Alba Explorer. It’s the first time in the Trust’s history it

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Skipper/First Mate or First Mate

Position: Skipper/First Mate or First Mate for immediate start. Salary: £25,792pa – £27,352pa, depending on experience. Will be paid £29,915pa equivalent during weeks as Skipper. Rota: Typically, 3 weeks on and one week’s relief in rotation. Main place of work: Greenock, Fairlie Quay, place may vary due to programme requirements.   Minimum qualifications: Yachtmaster Offshore (commercial endorsed) and Clear PVG Check. A successful candidate will be required to complete the

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Merry Christmas

As the festive season draws near again, we want to thank everyone for their continued support over the past 12 months. We couldn’t do what we do without you. We are looking forward to hopefully seeing everyone in person once again during our Annual Training Seminar at Stirling Court Hotel, 26th – 27th February 2022 (provided guidance allows at that time). The 2022 sailing programme is live on the online

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2022 Annual Training Seminar

We are thrilled to confirm that our 2022 Annual Training Seminar will take place at the Stirling Court Hotel on the 26 & 27th February 2022, if guidance at that time will allow us to do so. We have had a few issues with emails recently. If you have not received the seminar email please let us know at office@oytscotland.org.uk. See further information on all courses and book online here:

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VirginMoneyGiving no longer accepting donations

VirginMoneyGiving, one of the platforms we use to take online donations, has stopped accepting donations and all fundraising pages have been closed. Fear not, any donations made between 1 December and 10 February 2022 will still reach us, but thereafter they will not. All those who donate regularly by VirginMoneyGiving should have received a notification from them, and/or from us, and we will advise in the next few days as

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Alba Venturer lifted for 5 Year Survey

Alba Venturer has been lifted from the water to get her ship-shape for the 2022 sailing season – which is jam-packed with youth voyage bookings. Venturer will be getting her 5-year survey which will involve some serious rust-busting and an annual servicing of pumps, engine and generator. We’re loving the super-cosy OYT Scotland bobble hats sported by the team here… if you want to get your hands on one, you

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Children In Need continue to support OYT Scotland

On 19 November it was Children In Need Day. We’re so grateful for the support we get from Children In Need – which helps us deliver life-changing youth work voyages at sea for so many. Check out when Pudsey Bear visited some of the young people we support and stepped aboard to try his hand at sailing!

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We’re hiring! Fundraising Officer

Are you passionate about making a difference to young people’s lives? Ocean Youth Trust Scotland is an award-winning youth work charity, delivering life-changing voyages at sea for young people aboard its sail training vessels. Now that the delivery of our youth work at sea has recommenced following the pandemic, securing funding for our invaluable youth work is a priority. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Fundraising team as

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Sailing charity makes history with four-nation voyage

Greenock-based youth work charity, Ocean Youth Trust Scotland, is making history this week as an all-female crew of young people set sail on a voyage to visit all four nations in two weeks. Twelve young women and girls aged between 16 and 25, from The Outdoor Partnership in Wales, are spending two weeks on board the Trust’s 72-foot boat, Alba Explorer. It’s the first time in the Trust’s history it

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Skipper/First Mate or First Mate

Position: Skipper/First Mate or First Mate for immediate start. Salary: £25,792pa – £27,352pa, depending on experience. Will be paid £29,915pa equivalent during weeks as Skipper. Rota: Typically, 3 weeks on and one week’s relief in rotation. Main place of work: Greenock, Fairlie Quay, place may vary due to programme requirements.   Minimum qualifications: Yachtmaster Offshore (commercial endorsed) and Clear PVG Check. A successful candidate will be required to complete the

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Merry Christmas

As the festive season draws near again, we want to thank everyone for their continued support over the past 12 months. We couldn’t do what we do without you. We are looking forward to hopefully seeing everyone in person once again during our Annual Training Seminar at Stirling Court Hotel, 26th – 27th February 2022 (provided guidance allows at that time). The 2022 sailing programme is live on the online

Read More

2022 Annual Training Seminar

We are thrilled to confirm that our 2022 Annual Training Seminar will take place at the Stirling Court Hotel on the 26 & 27th February 2022, if guidance at that time will allow us to do so. We have had a few issues with emails recently. If you have not received the seminar email please let us know at office@oytscotland.org.uk. See further information on all courses and book online here:

Read More

VirginMoneyGiving no longer accepting donations

VirginMoneyGiving, one of the platforms we use to take online donations, has stopped accepting donations and all fundraising pages have been closed. Fear not, any donations made between 1 December and 10 February 2022 will still reach us, but thereafter they will not. All those who donate regularly by VirginMoneyGiving should have received a notification from them, and/or from us, and we will advise in the next few days as

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Alba Venturer lifted for 5 Year Survey

Alba Venturer has been lifted from the water to get her ship-shape for the 2022 sailing season – which is jam-packed with youth voyage bookings. Venturer will be getting her 5-year survey which will involve some serious rust-busting and an annual servicing of pumps, engine and generator. We’re loving the super-cosy OYT Scotland bobble hats sported by the team here… if you want to get your hands on one, you

Read More

Children In Need continue to support OYT Scotland

On 19 November it was Children In Need Day. We’re so grateful for the support we get from Children In Need – which helps us deliver life-changing youth work voyages at sea for so many. Check out when Pudsey Bear visited some of the young people we support and stepped aboard to try his hand at sailing!

Read More

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