Home
About OYT South
- About OYT South
- Annual report
- Management and Trustees
How to sail with us
- Crew members aged 12-25
- What will I do?
- A typical voyage
- The challenge of the sea
- Sailing qualifications
- Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
- What to bring
- Sea staff
- Q & A
- Physical or learning difficulties
- What previous crew members said
- Staying involved
- Bursaries and sponsorship
- Safety
- Information for parents and guardians
- Crew handbook (pdf)
Voyages available NOW
- 2008 latest availability
- Tall Ships race series 2008
- Tall Ships race series 2009
- Small Ships races
- Duke of Edinburgh's Award
- Funding help
- Complete 2008 programme
- Draft 2009 programme
Want to sail but can't afford it?
- Funding help for your voyage
- Funding help for overseas crew
Sponsorship and donations
- How to make a donation
- How OYT South is financed
- Major sponsors
- Annual report
- Management and Trustees
- What your money could buy
- Crew bursaries
- Corporate sponsorship
- Partnerships
- Fundraising ideas
Sea staff
- Sea staff roles
- Sea staff profiles
- Volunteer sea staff profiles
- Sea staff background
- Joining the team
- Training and qualifications
- Sea staff bookings
- Annual refit and maintenance
- Members only
Tall Ships races
- Tall Ships series 2008
- Tall Ships series 2009
Group voyages
- Introduction for group leaders
- Some examples of group voyages
- What previous groups said
Adult voyages
- Voyages for people aged over 25
- Day sails or longer voyages
- Corporate sailing
Jobs with OYT South
Shorebased volunteers
- How you can help
- Annual refit and maintenance
- Local support groups
Annual refit
- Annual refit
- Equipment needed
- Core team needed
- Refit appeal 2007-8
Corporate sailing
Fees and subscriptions
History of OYT South
Newsletter
Stay in touch
Page updates
Survey
Links
Register interest

Booking a voyage

Booking a voyage

Dates, prices and availability

About our boat

About our boat

John Laing – a purpose-built sail training vessel

Tracking John Laing

Vessel Tracking

Where is John Laing sailing now?

Technical specifications

John Laing's saloon table and crew quarters

About our boat

Technical specifications

John Laing - Shipwright 70

Nationality: British
Home Port: Southampton
Sail Number: OYT 6
Rig: Bermudan ketch
Hull: Steel
Size Overall: 73 feet 2 inches / 21.95m
Beam: 18 feet / 5.48 m
Draught: 2.8m / 9 feet 2 inches
Mast Height: 93 feet 6 inches / 28.5m
Gross Tonnage: 53.88 Tonnes
Engine: 135hp Sabre Diesel
Engine Speed: 8 knots
Staff: 5/6
Crew: 12

“Really nice time, fantastic crew, really funny, would definitely come again, will remember it very well.” Kelly, 15