UKSAs charity movie goes live on Red Jets

UKSA are delighted to announce the release of a short explanatory presentation which will be playing on the Cowes to Southampton Red Jet service. The movie presents the work of UKSA and explains our charitable aims. We are really excited about this, and would like to thank Red Funnel for their support.

Spaces Available..

We have a few spaces left on the Electronic Navigational Aids course from the 15th to the 16th November 2008! For more information, call Morgan on 01983 203038

Shirley Inspires Young Mums at UKSA

Double Olympic gold medallist, Shirley Robertson, will be at the academy on Thursday 25th September for a day sailing, in support of a project funded by Liz Earle Cosmetics to build confidence and self-esteem of young single mums on the Island.

Liz Earle has donated £10,000 of funding to UKSA for the project, giving six young women from a local Island support group the opportunity for personal development and the fun, positive and challenging experience of a ten day sailing and watersports training programme, including two days of teambuilding activities.

Shirley Robertson, who is a UKSA ambassador, will meet the young women during their time at UKSA, giving a short presentation and then joining the group for the rest of the day out on the water.

We hope that this project is the beginning of a long-term relationship between UKSA and Liz Earle, to support disadvantaged young people on the Island through personal development and allowing them to feel the confidence and self belief to make their own decisions for a positive future.

UKSA Cadet's blog on their training

New for this autumn, we have invited our cadets currently in training to blog on their experiences. These blogs will be followed by all at the Academy as well as some interest from the guys at The Crew Report

Watch this space for further details...

UKSA Cadets Awarded Funding at LINCS Launch

Congratulations to Jamie Cook, James Knill and Aiden Gerry, three of UKSA's Yachting Cadetship students who were presented with funding from Trinity House at the official launch of the Leisure Industry Nautical Cadet Scheme (LINCS) at the PSP Southampton Boat Show on Friday.

Dame Ellen MacArthur and Sir Robin Knox-Johnston presented the awards that will provide them with 90% of their tuition fees paid and a monthly allowance whilst completing the three year training programme.

The LINCS scheme was developed for the charity arm of Trinity House, with the aim of funding young people to enable them to gain the qualifications and experience required for a long and successful career in the now booming Superyacht industry. Trinity House partnered with UKSA to ensure that the future of the industry will continue to grow with fully qualified, professional crew.

Following an evaluation into the success of the scheme, Trinity House aim to consider broadening the range of beneficiaries; working with UKSA to open the opportunities to more young people in the future.

So, we wish all the success to Jamie, James and Aiden for their training and future careers, and look forward to welcoming more bursary funding for our students in the future!

For more information on the UKSA Yachting Cadetship programme, go to www.uksa.org/cadetship or call one of our course advisors on (01983) 203038

UKSA Launch Podcast

First we brought you the UKSA newsblog, then we joined Facebook, now you can be up to date with the news from UKSA and from right across the yachting and watersports industries with the brand new UKSA Podcast!

With our first podcast currently in production, we will be heading to the PSP Southampton Boat Show this Friday 12th September, bringing you the latest from the yachting elite!Each month we hope to cover a variety of newsworthy topics and all the goings on at the academy.

So, keep your eyes peeled on the UKSA blog for the launch of our very first edition coming very soon!

Spaces available on MCA courses

We still have a few spaces on the following courses:

MCA Personal Safety and Social Responsibility - 8th October: £100
MCA Basic Fire Fighting - 9th-11th October: £395
MCA Elementary First Aid - 6th or 7th October: £100

These prices are non-residential. For basic accommodation, please allow £30 per night.

For more information or to book a course, call Sophie on 01983 203038