Fellow Sailors,
My son has been selected for Young Leaders training with the OYT and as such will raise sponsorship money to contribute to the charity. One fundraising event he is participating in is the Edinburgh Half Marathon in May (some of you will have read my post in another area of the forum (viewtopic.php?f=40&t=9391, I too am running the half marathon).
As a young leader he will participate in various training exercises with the OYT which will develop his leadership skills and abilities to manage situations and people. Ruadhan has already gained sailing skills via the RYA dingy scheme and in offshore sailing achieving Competent Crew and Day Skipper.
If you wish to donate directly to the charity then it can be done through Virgin's Money Giving website. All donations go directly to the charity.
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundrai ... nCurrieOYT
For those who don't know about the OYT Scotland a full explanation can be read here: http://oytscotland.org.uk/about/what-we-do/
Briefly, the charity's award winning programme helps young people, from any walk of life, develop resilience, confidence and self belief through adventure training. The purpose is for the young person to believe that they can overcome challenges and through effort deliver on commitments, all worthy attributes. OYT Scotland also lists specific benefits as noted below.
On a personal level I benefited greatly from sail training having worked with Strathclyde Regional Council's Community Education programme in the 1980s on board their sail training yacht. I can vouch that sail training works for instilling confidence, responsibility and commitment.Building self confidence
Respect for themselves and others
Experiencing the need for teamwork and mutual respect
Developing problem solving and leadership skills
Taking responsibility for their own actions and decisions
Developing social and life skills
Experience of healthy living
Understanding the needs and backgrounds of others
A sense of community and active citizenship
Developing a sense of equality and fairness
Promoting an awareness and respect for the environment
Promoting the importance of lifelong learning
Improved literacy and numeracy
A range of nationally recognised qualifications
Learning a range of sailing and navigation skills
If you can donate a small amount that would be really appreciated and if not that's cool as well.
Thanks for reading.
Alastair
