Why use Sail Training for Youth Work?
Sail Training is a challenging and fun way to develop self-confidence and change lives. It provides an intense, structured, environment with defined boundaries and a clear common purpose: the successful completion of a voyage.
Participants learn to manage themselves and interact with others, dramatically boosting their self-awareness and confidence.
Trainees on a typical Sail Training voyage reported these outcomes:
Learnt a new skill
Felt responsibility
Kept a daily routine
Felt trusted by staff
Surprised themselves
UK Sail Training have conducted research into the many outcomes achieved on a typical
Sail Training voyage. Click the button below to download a full summary of these outcomes.
Why use Sail Training for Youth Work?
Sail Training is a challenging and fun way to develop self-confidence and change lives. It provides an intense, structured, environment with defined boundaries and a clear common purpose: the successful completion of a voyage.
Participants learn to manage themselves and interact with others, dramatically boosting their self-awareness and confidence.
Trainees on a typical Sail Training voyage reported these outcomes:
Learnt a new skill
Felt responsibility
Kept a daily routine
Felt trusted by staff
Surprised themselves
UK Sail Training have conducted research into the many outcomes achieved on a typical
Sail Training voyage. Click the button below to download a full summary of these outcomes.
Outcomes
Group leaders were asked to assess the impact of a Sail Training voyage on the young people they work with. Their answers are a powerful testament to the benefits of Sail Training. The voyage experience had a positive effect on trainees for all the criteria measured. The survey found that longer voyages have the strongest correlation to positive outcomes.
Group leaders reported the following outcomes in the young people they work with:
Outcomes
Group leaders were asked to assess the impact of a Sail Training voyage on the young people they work with. Their answers are a powerful testament to the benefits of Sail Training.
The voyage experience had a positive effect on trainees for all the criteria measured. The survey found that longer voyages have the strongest correlation to positive outcomes.
Group leaders reported the following outcomes in the young people they work with:
93%
89%
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88%
89%
THE THEORY OF CHANGE MODEL
THE THEORY OF CHANGE MODEL
Teamwork
Working as a team encourages respect for others and helps build better relationships
Routines
Following a routine allows Trainees to develop time management and organisational skills
Challenges
Overcoming challenges leads to a sense of achievement and builds self-confidence
Responsibility
Experiencing trust and responsibility can improve self-esteem and lead to a ‘Can-do’ attitude
Teamwork
Working as a team encourages respect for others and helps build better relationships
Routines
Following a routine allows Trainees to develop time management and organisational skills
Challenges
Overcoming challenges leads to a sense of achievement and builds self-confidence
Responsibility
Experiencing trust and responsibility can improve self-esteem and lead to a ‘Can-do’ attitude

Testimonials
Here are some exciting results from people and organisations that have found success in Sail Training.
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Occupational Therapy and Sail Training
Written by Rachel Wright, Courtesy of COT/OTnews
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Boot Camp on a Boat: Still Sailing?
BBC Radio 4 documentary about Sail Training
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Youngsters set sail in a new direction
News article exert about Cat Zero
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Motiv8 Sail Training Scheme
Results and outcomes from Hampshire Police

Testimonials
Here are some exciting results from people and organisations that have found success in Sail Training.
-
Occupational Therapy and Sail Training
Written by Rachel Wright, Courtesy of COT/OTnews
-
Boot Camp on a Boat: Still Sailing?
BBC Radio 4 documentary about Sail Training
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Youngsters set sail in a new direction
News article exert about Cat Zero
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Motiv8 Sail Training Scheme
Results and outcomes from Hampshire Police
Useful Links
Here is a selection of free resources that you can download now.
Click here to download a copy of our Sail Training Outcomes Booklet.
This document details further outcomes from surveys and interviews with group leaders.
Here you can download a copy of our Theory of Change framework.
This document illustrates how Sail Training brings about outcomes, and tools to measure these. These tools are intended for UK Sail Training members to produce their own outcome statistics.
Click here to download a report on the impact of Sail Training.
This document contains: Steering a course towards Eudaimonia: The effects of Sail Training on well-being and character. Eric Fletcher and Heather Prince, Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2017.