RSYC Trust

RSYC Trust

 

With the health and wellbeing of young people at its heart, the Royal Southampton Yacht Club Trust is the club’s own charity.

Established in 2016, the Trust’s directive was to promote the advancement of amateur sport, in particular the provision of facilities and equipment, including the awarding of grants, to enable and encourage participation in sailing and associated activities, for the benefit of the public in the south of England.

To make such a wide remit more manageable, the Trust has chosen to focus on providing on-the-water activities for young people facing challenges, principally young carers in Hampshire.

The Trust’s underlying objectives are based in education and wellbeing; offering new skills to over 150 young carers each year, helping them grow in confidence and resilience, gain physical literacy, and improve their mental health and wellbeing, through being active.

The charity is run by a small group of trustees, who plan and coordinate a broad programme of water sports and related activities, which take place during school holidays from Easter through to September. These include instructor-led taster and training sessions, leading to certification, activity days, national opportunities e.g. Tall Ships, and a regatta to mark the end of the summer season.

For more information on the RSYC Trust, it’s mission, it’s history and it’s activities, please visit the website www.rsyctrust.org

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Every year the RSYC Trust organises four Fun on the Water days for young carers at Gins Clubhouse.

These days provide the young carers the opportunity to enjoy time with their peers, and to challenge themselves through a range of water-based activities. Enjoyed equally by the young carers themselves and the volunteers that help run them, these days are both great fun and hugely rewarding for all involved.

To run these days, the Trust needs volunteers to:

  • Lead small groups of up to six young people through kayaking or paddleboarding sessions.
  • Confidently helm a dinghy with two young people onboard, giving them an opportunity to try helming and crewing.
  • Provide on-the-water support from a rib or tender with an engine.
  • Hand out wetsuits, buoyancy aids, and helmets, ensuring they are correctly fitted and secured.
  • Lead a group through the activities of the day, encouraging and supporting them to have a go.
  • Act as First Aider, with the relevant qualifications/experience.
  • Help set up and tidy away.

If you would like to get involved, please contact  RSYCTrust@RSYC.org.uk

 

PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP!!!

Donations and bequests

Making a donation to the RSYC Trust is easy. You can leave cash at Gins Clubhouse or by make a donation by bank transfer:

  • The Royal Southampton Yacht Club Trust (Lloyds bank)
  • Sort code 30 90-54
  • Account 32571760

Or follow this link to donate through Just Giving – https://checkout.justgiving.com/wq2dvzut4i.

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