JOHN LAING is at sea at the moment, resulting in a very crackly phone line further obscured by a great deal of giggling at the other end, from which I think we can conclude that...
Newsletters 2004
OOYT South’s weekly newsletter, including details of what has happened on the boat in the last week, plus short notice sailing vacancies for crew and sea staff and other ways you can get involved, plus all the charity’s news.
Newsletter editions – Archive
OYT South’s email newsletter is produced virtually every week, usually on a Friday. It contains details of what has happened on the boat in the last week, plus short notice sailing vacancies for crew and sea staff, news of shorebased events and training, and any news and gossip that people want to share with other members of OYT South.
OYT South bulletin 13th August 2004
Some of you will know of the immense support given to Ocean Youth Trust South by Marina Developments Ltd (MDL) in a variety of ways, not least providing berths for JOHN LAING. In...
OYT South bulletin 30th July 2004
It’s been an eventful time on board JOHN LAING since the last bulletin, as we made one of our rare trips outside our normal cruising ground, with two voyages to take us down to...
OYT South bulletin 8th July 2004
Just a short note this week as I’m joining the boat for the next two voyages so you won’t get a sailing bulletin for the next couple of weeks. JOHN LAING has been out of the...
OYT South bulletin 2nd July 2004
JOHN LAING’s latest trip featured an excellent group from the West Sussex Youth Service, who had all recently finishes their GCSEs. They had spent the week before the voyage...
OYT South bulletin 25th June 2004
Many of you will know of the long tradition of OYT sailors going on to skipper in the Clipper round the world yacht race. The story goes that one of them, Ed Green, after a run...
OYT South bulletin 21st June 2004
Hard to believe, I know, but JOHN LAING has now crossed the Channel two weeks in a row and may be getting the hang of the ice-skating thing! (Apologies to readers who didn’t see...
OYT South bulletin 11th June 2004
There comes a moment in the life of every novice ice-skater when you just have to let go of the barrier and strike out on your own. Some of us were beginning to wonder whether...
OYT South bulletin 4th June 2004
As all those of you who got yesterday’s emergency 1st mate request will know, this week has had its fraught moments for OYT South…. By contrast, JOHN LAING and the team at sea...
OYT South bulletin 28th May 2004
It’s been a quiet week for JOHN LAING….. Cap’n Wolf has gone away for a few days, and our valiant bosun has been hard at work doing maintenance on the boat all alone, apart from...
OYT South bulletin 21st May 2004
The sun is shining, the sky is blue, there’s a decent breeze…..and all those of us stuck in offices are missing good sailing time. Special sympathy to all OYT South friends,...
OYT South bulletin 14th May 2004
Another week in the life of JOHN LAING and Ocean Youth Trust South…. Last weekend consisted of two day sails. Saturday’s trip was an opportunity for people from some of the...
OYT South bulletin 6th May 2004
Last week I promised to add stories from the voyage then under way if anything interesting came to light once JOHN LAING sailed back within telephone range. Little did I suspect...
OYT South bulletin 30th April 2004
An abbreviated bulletin this week as all the phones on the boat are out of range as I write, while they sail back from Devon, so I haven’t been able to collect any anecdotes to...
OYT South bulletin 23rd April 2004
A very positive voyage last weekend: an adult trip for youth leaders from West Sussex, with a view to encouraging them to book future voyages for young people. They were a very...
OYT SOUTH - Archive of old Newsletters
If you have sailed with us since 2004, you should be able to find a report of your voyage.
You can see the full list of newsletters in the archive when you click here. These are taken from an old website, so please note that old images no longer work; and some of the links will not find their old URL locations.
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