A place on the Tall Ships Race as a Sail Trainee costs up to £2,000, which covers all transport, meals, equipment and accommodation.
You can apply for help to pay for your place with our funding programme, or you can choose to fund your own costs. Final costs will be confirmed in due course.
Taking up this once-in-a-lifetime experience should be accessible to everyone, as well as fairly distributing the set amount of funding we have.
Priority for funded places will be given to those who face the biggest financial barriers, and this is assessed during the application process. Which is why it’s important you answer the questions as honestly as possible – you will have to provide proof for some of the answers later on!
If you choose to self-fund, this can include doing your own fundraising and we can help with ideas and tips for this. And if you apply for funding and aren’t successful, this may be another option to make sure you don’t miss that boat if you’re determined to take part.
There may also be the option of getting some of your place funded. It all depends on the number of applicants and their individual situations – but we’ll keep you right.