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2022.
PRESS RELEASE WITH VIDEO AND PHOTO - Sailing training programme for young adults

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Please find the below press release and images attached on the Our Isles and Oceans sailing training programme. The link to the video footage is in Dropbox here - 
https://www.dropbox.com/s/msk4rjflchl8r99/Our%20Isles%20and%20Oceans%20Ambassadors%20learning%20to%20sail%20in%20tough%20winds.MP4?dl=0   

 

MEDIA RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FOR THE ATTENTION OF NEWS DESKS AND PICTURE DESKS

 

Sailing training programme for young adults unites nations

Oban, UK / 18 May 2022 - The Our Isles and Oceans programme, which teaches 18 to 35-year-olds to sail, has brought 40 young people from 13 nations to the West of Scotland. The Our Isles and Oceans ‘Ambassadors' - participants in the programme - have come from all over Europe, the Middle East, the Americas, Africa, and Australasia.

 

The programme, which was born from the pandemic, was established to help young people build confidence and combat issues such as anxiety, depression, and loneliness. The Ambassadors, who have all experienced difficulties over the last two years, work together onboard the Clipper Round the World racing yacht along with experienced crew to learn to sail.

 

Each week for the past four weeks, the programme has seen a new group of 10 Ambassadors aboard the yacht, which they sleep, cook for themselves and eat while learning to sail an ocean racing yacht. The Ambassadors have also learned about marine ecology, Scotland's abundant sea and shore wildlife, and had fun - despite experiencing tough winds and driving rain.

 

Aras Zahir, an Ambassador from the first week of the spring programme, hails from Iraq and currently studies at Glasgow University.

 

"The toughest moment is that we've got to leave - after being together for a few days, we were really like a family."

 

The Ambassadors, most of which have no previous experience onboard a sailing vessel, are challenged to work together as a team in a short time span. Under the direction of the Clipper Round the World Skipper, First Mate and Second Mate, the Ambassadors learn to operate the million-pound yacht.

 

Our Isles and Oceans was originally born out of the pandemic, aiming to connect young people and teach new skills; to instil confidence and build life resilience. Scottish Ambassador, 18-year-old Jonathan Donnelly experienced his last few years of high school during the pandemic.

 

"This has been my first big adventure since [the pandemic] and I won't forget it, it's been amazing.

 

"It has opened my eyes to a lot more; there's more than just Glasgow, where I'm from."

 

Based out of Oban and Tobermory (Isle of Mull), the programme runs over four weeks, with the spring programme ending on 19 May.

 

Our Isles and Oceans provides a fully funded week of sailing aboard the Clipper 68-foot yacht to 18 to 35-year-olds from all over the globe. The next programme will commence in the autumn of 2022 with applications opening over the summer. 
 

Additional images and video footage of the spring programme is available from the contact below.

  

ENDS

  

Our Isles and Oceans(OIAO) works with ocean yacht racing organisations to create a development and opportunity programme for young people affected by the pandemic and lockdown. Collaborating with multiple unique partners, OIAO creates life changing experience for young people primarily through the vehicle of sport. Since 2021, Our Isles and Oceans has helped young people aged 18 to 35-years-old achieve professional and personal development goals. 


Kind regards, 

 
Georgia Tiernan
Communications Executive
GRM Marketing
 
Telephone: +44 (0) 7960657317
Email: georgia@grm.agency
Website: www.grm.agency