Purpose and Mission
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PURPOSE AND MISSION
The Seaview Sailing Trust is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (charity number 1198176) established in 2022 for the purpose of:
The advancement of education and training for the public benefit of children, in particular but not exclusively from Isle of Wight primary schools, by the provision of sailing, watersports and land-based activities, in order to enhance their physical and mental development skills and self-confidence.
In simple terms, we raise money to pay for Isle of Wight primary school children to learn how to sail, free of charge. The children are taught by qualified instructors at Sea View Yacht Clubs excellent training facilities. Each child gets a terms worth of sailing lessons, and complete their course with an official RYA Dinghy Level 1 or 2 certificate.
BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE
The Trust was established in 2022 to drive forward the Seaview Schools Sailing programme which has been run by the Sea View Yacht Club since 2017. The Trusts purpose is clear: to enable Isle of Wight primary school children to experience the benefits of sailing and water sports activities. Specifically, we provide the funding to enable Year 5 primary school children to enjoy a terms worth of sailing lessons provided by Sea View Yacht Club. The children come as a whole class accompanied by a teacher. Many of these children have never been in a boat before and some have never been to the beach, despite living on the Isle of Wight. By coming week after week in the summer term, we see these children grow in confidence and embrace the challenges of sailing and wonders of the sea.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS OF 2024
In May 2024 the trustees agreed the charitys strategy for 2025-28. The trustees reaffirmed the charitys focus of working with primary schools in the East of the Isle of Wight and agreed to continue to expand the programme to reach more children. The trustees agreed to build up financial reserves so we would not disappoint any child coming into Year 5. We increased our reserves to £100,000 during the year.
We also agreed to further strengthen the charitys governance and independence. Trustees agreed that from September 2024, the Sea View Yacht Club would have one ex-officio trustee instead of three. Richard Dobbs, Stephen Jones and Jon Curtis stepped down as trustees at the end of October 2024 and Fiona Conway-Hughes (the current Commodore of Sea View Yacht Club) was voted onto the board from 1 November. I would like to thank Richard and Stephen for all their hard work during the first two years of the charitys existence they were instrumental in setting up the Seaview Sailing Trust. Jon Curtis will continue to attend trustee meetings going forward in his capacity of Director of Training at Sea View Yacht Club.
I thank all the trustees for their continued support and hard work during the year. They give their time generously and willingly for this worthwhile cause and for this I am very grateful.
I cannot end without a few words about the visit from HRH The Princess Royal in May 2024. It was an absolute privilege to be able to show Her Royal Highness the work of the Trust in action. The Princess Royal came out on a boat to watch the Year 5 students from St Marys school in Ryde sail their Picos around a short triangular course off the Duver. She could see the joy on the childrens faces and how much fun they were having. She then opened the new classroom at the SVYC training facility that was funded by the Trust and met children, teachers and parents. It was a truly memorable day for all involved and a great testament to the work of the Seaview Sailing Trust.
The Seaview Sailing Trust will be three years old in 2025. Everyone involved in the work of the Trust, be it as a supporter, sailing instructor or SVYC member should be very proud. We are helping change young peoples lives by teaching them to sail in the waters off Seaview.
Andrea Minton Beddoes, Chair
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