Adult Voyages

Voyages for people aged over 25

David Baker sailed with the Ocean Youth Club several times in the 1960s. Forty years later he came back for an adult voyage. Read David's account of his latest voyage, and his reflections on how things have changed.

Our next adult voyages:

20-22 June 2008, Southampton - weekend voyage starts 8pm Friday ( £150) - up to 6 places left
19-21 September 2008, Southampton - weekend voyage starts 8pm Friday ( £150). Places possibly still available
19-24 April 2009, Southampton
24-26 April 2009, Southampton (weekend voyage)
EITHER 21-28 June 2009, Ipswich to Kiel (Germany)
OR 28 June - 4 July 2009 , Kiel (Germany) to Gdynia (Poland)
18-20 September 2009, Southampton (weekend voyage)

Prices for 2009 voyages will be confirmed shortly.

Most of our more adventurous overseas voyages are reserved for people aged 25 or under; but as the Ipswich to Kiel and Kiel to Gdynia 2009 voyages are both in school term time, we are considering the possibility of offering one of them to adults if there is limited demand from young people. Please contact the office if you might be interested.

Other dates may be possible by arrangement.

These voyages can be booked by emailing the webmaster.

Background information for adult voyages

While OYT South’s primary purpose is to sail with young people aged 12-25, we do have occasional voyages for people aged over 25.

These allow us to sail with all sorts of people with an interest in our work:

• Prospective sea staff who want to find out whether they would enjoy sailing with us as volunteers
• Former crew members who are now past the age of 25
• Sponsors and donors who want to see what is achieved through their support
• Parents and other family members of young people who come home talking about what a great time they have had on board John Laing.
• Teachers, youth workers, etc. who are considering bringing a group to sail with us
• Other charities and good causes doing joint fundraising events with OYT South
• Companies interested in corporate sailing who would prefer their fee for the day to go to a charity like OYT South instead of into the profits of a commercial sailing firm.
• Special day sails for particular groups - such as the confidence-building day sail for Muslim women that we ran in 2007 in conjunction with Wheatsheaf Trust:

In addition, at certain times of year, such as the exam season, we occasionally have difficulty selling a voyage to young people. At these times, voyages may be sold to adult groups. Please note that our published prices for these voyages are subsidised for young people and we may charge a higher rate for adults.

Please contact the office.

Corporate sailing
Day sails or longer voyages