Your adventure starts here

You can start with never having been on a boat before and the sea staff will show you 'the ropes' - or if you have done a lot of sailing you will be able to help the other members of the crew. 
 

On a typical voyage you will join the boat with the rest of the crew.  Once on board you will be shown your berth, meet the others on board, attend a safety briefing, be shown how the boat works, (including the kettle), and then go off sailing.    

It's not all work!

To get a taste of what goes on during a typical voyage, have a look at a video posted on YouTube made by a school during a voyage. This can be watched by clicking here.  
 

You will spend 5 or 7 days at sea sailing around some beautiful and remote places in Scotland ...

or perhaps visit the famous Bangor pie shop in Northern Ireland.

You will learn to live with 18 people in a small space, cook, clean and sleep in the luxury beds.

 In the midst of all the fun you can also work towards acheiving your Start Yachting or Competent Crew certificate. This can be a particularly rewarding part of your voyage if you choose to do so. You will learn about ropework, sail handling, rules of the road, how to handle a dingy under oar, meteorology and helmsmanship.

How to go sailing!:

Visit our main website to book your voyage at OYTScotland

For more information, how to book and so on please see the web site at OYTScotland Members of the local support group can also answer any queries you have.  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or send an email to    This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and let us know how we can help.

If the cost of a voyage is too much,then the support group can offer advice as to how to raise funds, and may also provide some financial help.  To contact us  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Where you go depends on the weather, tides and your own capabilities.