Sponsorship and donations

What your money could buy

MAKE A DONATION - 88.6% of our expenditure in 2009-10 went on the direct delivery of our charitable services. A further 9.9% went on fundraising activities - an exceptional figure associated with our 50th anniversary events - which showed a clear net profit which also went towards our charitable services.

If you would like to make a donation to OYT South, here’s what your money could buy:

More than £2 million – new vessel
£16,000 –- food on board for a year
£10,000 – contribution to the salary of our skipper or bosun
£9,000 – full cost of a five-day voyage for a group of twelve deserving crew members
£9,000 – fuel and harbour fees for a year
£7,000 – staff and volunteer winter accommodation during vessel refit
£5,000 – new winches
£4,500 – cost payable by group for a five-day voyage for twelve crew members (50% of true cost)
£3,000 –- a new sail
£3,000 – annual lift out of the water and relaunch
£2,000 – annual life raft service
£1,000 – paint, brushes and rollers
£1,000 – new charts and navigational publications for a season
£750 – full cost of a five day voyage for one deserving crew member
£600 – replacements for ship’s medical kit
£500 – replacement distress flares
£500 – personal protective gear for refit helpers
£375 – cost payable by crew member for a five-day voyage (50% of true cost)
£360 – food bill for a five day voyage
£210 – service all lifejackets
£175 – annual compass swing
£150 – full cost of one day's sailing for a deserving crew member
£140 – annual service of firefighting equipment
£120 – one complete set of new oilskins
£75 – cost payable per day by one crew member
£62 – one new lifejacket
£30 - one new safety harness line

You can read the impressions of one of our donors after taking part in a voyage with young people here.