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Posts
- UKSA Launches 2025 Impact Report: £1.5M in Bursaries Opens Doors to Maritime Futures for Thousands of Young People
- UKSA receives President’s Award for Welfare and Mental Health Support of Professional Yacht Crew
- UKSA Alumni selected to join Clipper Round the World Race 2025
- UKSA Announces Appointment of New Chief Executive Officer
- Sailing Packing Checklist: Everything You Need for a Smooth Sailing Adventure
- How Long Does It Take to Sail Around the World?
- A Comprehensive Guide to Nautical Flags, Their Meanings and Usage
- Catamaran vs Monohull: Understand the differences
- Best Places to Windsurf in the UK
- Guidance for International Students
- Types of Clouds While Sailing
- Types of sailing boats for beginners
- How Long Does It Take to Learn to Sail?
- UKSA Celebrates Ten Years of “Test the Water” at Kick Off Cowes Week Summer Party
- UKSA Launches Groundbreaking Research Programme with Cambridge University
- Henri-Lloyd becomes Official Performance Clothing Partner to UKSA
- Polly’s Fund Concerts Deliver Unforgettable Evenings of Music and Sunshine
- Stelios Philanthropic Foundation enhances support for Young Yacht Crew
- Superyacht Cadetship a great alternative to university
- With the superyacht industry experiencing year-on-year growth, there is a need for highly trained interior hospitality crew
- UKSA’s screen time reduction trial hailed a success as it looks to ease social media induced anxiety amongst young students
- Join the Movement:
- UK Sailing Academy announces 10-year anniversary for its Test the Water Programme for Year 6 Islanders
- UKSA Recognised by UK Chamber of Shipping for Course Excellence
- Tory Armstrong – 10 Years Since the Superyacht Cadetship
- The benefits of school trips – Ben Willows, CEO UKSA
- Cadetship vs Apprenticeship vs Internship: Understanding the Differences
- UKSA announces Howden Superyacht sponsorship
- UKSA launches screen time reduction trial in bid to ease social media induced anxiety amongst young students
- UKSA is helping young people find their dream job with its new apprenticeship offering for National Apprenticeship Week
- UKSA launches Engineering Crew training course for small vessels or superyachts to answer skills gap
- How to Become a Senior RYA Instructor
- How to Become a Dinghy Instructor
- How to become a canoeing instructor
- How to become a SUP instructor
- How to become a certified kayak instructor
- UKSA’s ‘Skills for Life’ measurement sees significant improvements with school children during residential visits
- Cirencester Deer Park students experience first ever residential trip thanks to UKSA
- Dinghy Sailing Beginners Guide
- Sharks in the UK
- Kayaking for Beginners Guide
- UKSA officially launches the Isle of Wight’s first oyster regeneration project
- Paddleboarding for Beginners Guide
- Wetsuit Guide for Beginners
- Royal Parks Half Marathon for #TeamUKSA
- World Mental Health Day 10 October 2023 UKSA announces four youth ambassadors to motivate and support young people
- UKSA announces launch of new Superyacht Stewardess and Steward training course
- Jobs for Yachtmasters – Skippering in the Caribbean
- A day in the life of a UKSA Yachtmaster
- UKSA funds record 80 per cent of Superyacht Cadetship students as it makes training accessible to all
- RYA Day Skipper vs RYA Coastal Skipper
- Designated Person Ashore (DPA) Guide
- Work on a Yacht Guide
- Learn how to Windsurf Guide 2024
- Sailing Knots for Beginners Guide
- Yacht Bosun Guide
- Understanding the Yacht Crew Rankings
- Ship vs Boat vs Yacht: What’s the Difference?
- Taking a leap for #Team UKSA
- UKSA shares record figures in new Impact Report
- UKSA’s Kick Off to Cowes Week
- ARK Walworth Academy students experience first ever residential trip
- UKSA welcomes HRH The Princess Royal for Founders’ Club dinner
- Yachting Season Ultimate Guide 2025
- Seafarers’ welfare organisations come together to address abuse, bullying and harassment at sea
- UKSA shares outstanding FE student success
- UKSA launches the Isle of Wight’s first oyster regeneration project
- The Child of Wight Awards are making a comeback for 2023
- Mental Health Awareness Week 15-21 May 2023: Dee Caffari MBE to host first Crew Welfare round table for UKSA to encourage industry change
- UKSA announces three-year sponsorship of Test the Water Programme from WightFibre towards funding Year 6 Islanders
- What is an Officer of the Watch?
- UKSA announced as finalist in School Travel Awards 2023
- Wingsurfing vs Windfoiling vs Windsurfing – What’s the difference?
- International Women’s Day 2023: Shining a Light on UKSA
- International Women’s Day 2023: Accelerating Equality and Empowerment
- UKSA celebrates national apprenticeship week
- UKSA reports 32 percent of FE students take up mental health support
- Launch of UKSA Founder’s Club
- Can I work on a superyacht with tattoos?
- UKSA is recruiting 45 activity team members to start in March 2023
- Morgan McCarty, Further Education student at UKSA, gets to grips with theory
- New partnership between UKSA and Marine Society expands apprenticeship offering
- UKSA announces partnership with Neilson Active Holidays for instructor training leading to guaranteed jobs and course fee support
- Fully-funded UKSA superyacht cadetship graduate Holly Barnard takes dream role on explorer vessel in British Columbia
- British Yachtswoman Dee Caffari visits UKSA’s further education students to share her Round Britain and Ireland Race experience
- Morgan McCarty, Further Education student at UKSA, starts year two at UKSA
- Esplanade and Foresters Hall Charity Gala Dinner raises £30,000 for three Island Charities
- UKSA Youth and Mental Health Ambassador Dee Caffari inspires students with real-life rescue story and how she overcame mental challenges
- UKSA reports more than 50 percent increase in students receiving Superyacht Cadetship funding
- How outdoor learning helps with mental health
- UKSA sees highest intake for FE learners on record
- Superyacht Salary Guide
- Meet Morgan McCarty, Further Education student at UKSA
- Welfare blog – Your Voice Matters
- UKSA partners with Inspiring Learning to launch new ‘Woodland and Waves’ residential programme
- UKSA opportunities for Isle of Wight young people
- HRH The Princess Royal officially opens UKSA’s new accommodation centre
- UKSA to aid families this summer with funded programmes including two meals
- How to become a Stewardess or Steward
- Welfare blog – Warmer weather reminders
- UKSA announces new Chair of Trustees
- Love to Learn take to the seas
- UKSA celebrates the dedication of its employees through its first ever Long Service Award Event
- UKSA announces record number of funded places for children in 2021 through new Isle of Wight campaign
- How to get a job on a superyacht
- 10 reasons to choose UKSA as your residential activity centre
- UKSA receives Tesco Community Grant to benefit 50 Year 6 islanders
- New secondary school residential programme for autumn 2022 to meet demand post pandemic
- The pandemic and its impact on mental health in youngsters
- UKSA’s recently announced Youth and Mental Health Ambassador Dee Caffari has shared her top five mental wellness tips ahead of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (9-15 May 2022).
- With financial help from the Minton Trust, UKSA welcome Beacon View Primary School for a residential adventure
- UKSA announces Dee Caffari as its Youth and Mental Health Ambassador
- Why the tides are turning for women choosing a career on the water
- The face of change – Yachts & Yachting
- UKSA apprentice dreams of captaining his own vessel
- UKSA reports 108 percent increase in students choosing superyacht hospitality course
- Employment opportunities for 20 young Islanders to start an outdoor activities career
- UKSA sees 150 percent increase in women taking part in its Superyacht Cadetship course
- UKSA to bolster student wellbeing support thanks to The Seafarers’ Charity
- Outdoor Classroom Day 2021: UKSA is passionate about growing the accessibility of outdoor learning
- UKSA unveils new collaboration with the team behind award-winning – The Little Gloster for 7-star Superyacht crew training experience
- Disadvantaged children and young people set sail for bright new futures through UKSA’s long-term aspirational pathways into the maritime industry
- The latest progress with UKSA’s Capital Development Project
- UK School Trips highlights UKSA as its chosen venue of the month
- What suits you best
- Busy, busy, busy
- The Things I Know For Absolute Sure About Me
- UKSA welcomes New Director of Development and Fundraising
- Communicating our limits
- Too much
- Leader of the pack
- When the shutters come down
- One thing at a time
- It’s okay when things change
- UKSA welcomes a record number of Island children for free ‘Test the Water’ experience
- Let’s work on the smidgens
- UKSA’s Superyacht Cadetship Class of 2021 Graduate
- Go with the flow
- There’s nobody quite like you
- Just ask
- Future Proofing You
- Weighing up the yes and no’s
- Remember who you are
- UKSA signs She of the Sea Diversity and Inclusion Pledge
- Rest lets us do our best
- Two additional donations secured for UKSA’s new accommodation centre project
- Listen Up People
- UKSA Awarded ‘We Invest in Apprentices’ Silver Accreditation
- Seacat Services launches new Offshore Energy Support Vessel Apprenticeship Programme in association with UKSA and the Isle of Wight College
- UKSA’s ambitious accommodation project given the green light
- The magic we cant see
- Running on Empty
- You have so got this!
- UKSA Seasonal Opening Times
- Bounce Back
- Brexit FAQ’s for students
- Give the gift of adventure this Christmas
- Never Too Late
- A Little Kindness
- How to make your CV stand out for the 2021 Med season
- The need to be ruthless!
- The Weight of the World
- On watch with Will Satterly
- The Teeniest Tip of the Largest Iceberg
- Superyacht Industry Update with Mark Charman, CEO & Founder of Faststream Recruitment
- Edmiston and UKSA partner to launch the Edmiston Foundation & Inclusivity Programme
- So how are you still doing?
- UKSA’s patron, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal makes working visit to Cowes
- Sailing to success with The Prince’s Trust and UKSA
- On watch with Richard Baggett
- On watch with Kim Fry
- Sometimes we get stuck
- Make room for the happy
- On watch with Mark Upton
- A question of trust
- On watch with Philip Hoar
- On watch with Kristina Harborne
- Exam Results – You’ve got this!
- Welcome Back
- On watch with James Potipher
- The fabulous, the middle of the road and the pretty terrible
- What do you see?
- Choose you!
- Being enough
- Latest advice for aspiring Superyacht Hospitality students – Louise Overend from YPI Crew
- How we see ourselves
- Holding Space
- The power of the Comfort Zone
- Setting our sights on the horizon
- Justine Murphy – Chef, Crew Agent, Author and Entrepreneur
- Glass half full or empty?
- Q&A With Phil Wood of Halcyon Yachts
- Eat your greens!
- Q&A with Seafarer Sailing Holidays
- Our brains love a bit of logic
- Q&A with crew agent Lauren Stiles
- You might surprise yourself!
- Latest Superyacht recruitment tips & advice
- Are you a people pleaser?
- Beware of scammers
- Why the words we use matter
- Union steps up support during pandemic
- Looking to our future
- A Little Act of Kindness
- Feeling lonely and staying connected
- All at sea
- MCA Oral & Written Exams
- How are you doing?
- UKSA Launches RYA and MCA Online Courses
- Lockdown extended
- Cabin Fever – what does it mean for your mental health?
- Create Your Own Sensory Self Care Tool Kit
- Help to stop the ANTS!
- A special thanks – latest from UKSA’s CEO
- 5 Mental & Emotional Stages You May Be Going Through Right Now
- How we’re supporting you
- A personal statement from our CEO, Ben Willows
- Your welfare and the Coronavirus
- Record number of cadets graduate from Superyacht Cadetship
- An additional £300,000 grant from Whirlwind Charitable Trust
- What is an ENG1 Medical Certificate?
- UKSA’s Guide to Dockwalking
- How do I write a yachting CV?
- $1.9 million unlocks ambitious accommodation plans for UKSA
- Esplanade hands over £22,000 to three Island charities
- WightFibre’s official charity for the Screening of Star Wars film
- Pip Grundy sets sail on a two-year trip to study ocean plastic
- A tour around our new yachts
- Investing in our fleet
- 10 super facts about Monaco Yacht Show
- SailGP stars take to the water to kick off future-focused Inspire program
- UKSA to invest in four new Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 449s
- Southampton Sailor to Lead Team in Clipper Round the World Yacht Race
- Jack Parr – Watersports Instructor Training for Neilson
- Phase 3 Superyacht Cadet Charlotte shares her experiences as a female Deckhand
- Laura Phillips shares her career pathway with Neilson
- Amazing Yachting and Sailing Holiday Destinations for 2019
- Waitress or Superyacht stewardess, which would you choose?
- Waitress or Superyacht stewardess – which would you choose?
- Welcoming our new Superyacht Crew Training students
- The British Yachting Awards 2018 winners announced
- Superyacht vs Supercar – Which Would You Choose?
- Book an Amazing Field Trip Adventure Today
- 10 Fantastic facts you didn’t know about Superyachts!
- St James Boys’ school making the most of the half-term holiday
- Why water-based activities are great for kids
- A Prince’s Trust youth group share their experiences
- UKSA Yachts & Yachting Charity of the Year 2018
- Success for Aberdeen Asset Management Confidence Masterclass
- ‘Girls on Deck’ thanks to UKSA’s Superyacht Cadetship
- UKSA Cadet awarded prestigious maritime award by Fisgard Association
- Graduate & Ambassador Dee Caffari blogs for women in sailing
- Bursary for David
- Cadets out at sea – aspiring to become Superyacht Captains
- Bassett House – Our Residential School Trip
- Every year 6 Isle of Wight child on the water with UKSA