What does Sail Training mean and why is PEGASUS so good for it? Sail Training is about getting up, getting out and doing something amazing! Sailing together means working together. It takes a team to make a boat really perform, on boats teams are called ‘Watches’. We watch out for each other, we help each other out, and we all work together to get jobs done.

We know the prospect of funding a sail training voyage can de daunting. Help with this is available from The Island Trust. The Island Trust exists to provide sailing opportunities for young people of all backgrounds and from all areas. A picture is worth a thousand words and printable photo pages of our voyages are available here and here...(pdfs will be available shortly).

• Imagine
• Crouching up at the bow, as every wave breaks over your head, while you haul down sails with your best mates, laughing every time you get water down the back of your neck!
• Taking the helm, (that’s driving) while the skipper leaves you all alone, trusting you to get us safely home.
• Watching the dolphins playing in the water under your feet, just inches away as you stand out on the bowsprit (that’s the bit that sticks out at the very front).
• Climbing all the way to the very top of the mast and taking a photo of your team down below you on deck?
• Getting up at 4am to sail by the stars and then watch sun rise, all cosy on deck in your fleece with your friends, singing songs, telling jokes and chatting with a mug of hot chocolate and brownies.
• Riding in the inflatable boat at top speed, hanging on tight to stop you falling out as the skipper does donuts?
• Cooking a three-course meal for the whole team, while the boat is crashing through waves?