Lift your Anchor

Friday 9th December 2022

With support from our Cashback for Communities project, 10 young people from 12th Inverness and 6th/8th Dundee set sail on the Alba Explorer, a 72’ sailing boat with the Ocean Youth Trust.

They sailed for five days, covering over 170 miles round the Isle of Mull and spending a night on Islay. As well as learning about sailing they also found out about all aspects of being on board a ship including helping with cooking and cleaning.

The young people received the Royal Yachting Association’s “Start Yachting” qualification and the Ocean Youth Trust’s own crew certification.

Neil Morrison, Captain of 12th Inverness said: “Without the Cashback for Communities funding, this simply would have been beyond our reach.”