Cowes Students Sail on OYT Voyage

A group of students from Cowes Enterprise College gained their ‘sea legs’ recently on a four-day sailing voyage on board ‘Prolific’ with Ocean Youth Trust South.

This was generous funded by the Ormiston Trust as part of the academy’s Maritime Futures initiative.

The first day saw an early start with the crew sailing to Weymouth. Ahead of forecasts for bad weather, the students then sailed to Poole to be safely moored while the weather passed.

The Cowes Enterprise College Crew then sailed from Poole to Lymington before ending their voyage sailing back to Cowes from Lymington.

A voyage with Ocean Youth Trust South is designed to develop confidence, team-building and resilience. Crew members do not only sail the boat but assist with navigation and developing life skills such as cooking.

Cowes Enterprise College Principal, Rachel Kitley, said:

I am delighted that our students have had such a fantastic opportunity to not only have fun, but also to develop and demonstrate their resilience and skills. We are proud to educate our students for life, and look forward to offering more opportunities like this in the future.