Sign-up for webinars by the Scaramouche Sailing Trust

Scaramouche first made sailing new headlines back in 2017 when it was the first comprehensive state school to compete in the Rolex Fastnet Race in a boat it’d restored. Since then, the organisation competed in 2019, and it has an entry for 2021.

The project is more than the Fastnet Race, it’s about using sailing to help engage with students, transform lives and create a lifelong interest in a sport that is not common to children at an inner-city state school.

Jon Holt from Greig City Academy is keen to share his experience of what it has taken to bring sailing to a comprehensive state school in Harringay, London and what key lessons he has learnt along the way.

Many sailing initiatives, although well-intentioned, appear to struggle with longevity and to engage students from state schools. But, as Holt says, the future of sailing as a sport will be enhanced if it draws participants from a wider cross-section of British society.

Now Holt is appearing in a series of webinars which will focus on the challenges he faced in bringing sailing into a state school in 2014.

The series, hosted by Mark Jardine, will include what it has been like adjusting to restrictions under Covid-19, what challenges there are today for state schools, and what he foresees in the coming months. Hannah Cockle, the RYA OnBoard Operations Officer, will also be talking about the RYA OnBoard Initiative.

This webinar is for all stakeholders in education and sailing who are keen to help increase participation and inclusivity in the sport. Sailing clubs, class associations, schools, trusts, these are for anyone interested in and who wish to learn from Greig City Academy – the good and the no so good!

This first webinar takes place on Thursday 28th January 2021 at 7 pm GMT. Register online.