Disabled Sailors Association members set for RYA qualifications
Shipwrights News | Posted on August 12, 2025 at 10:59 am by Office Admin
In June the Education and Charity Committee awarded the Disabled Sailors Association £1,900. DSA’s vision is to allow all disabilities the ability to participate, rather than spectate, no matter the complexity of needs. Their mission is to give people of any type of disability the freedom to explore their ability, potential and place through inclusive […]
Update from UKSA
Shipwrights News | Posted on August 11, 2025 at 1:37 pm by Office Admin
The United Kingdom Sailing Academy or UKSA is based at Cowes on the Isle of Wight and has been delivering lifechanging experiences, education and training programmes to thousands of students for almost 40 years. UKSA’s team of experts, mentors, and educators provide training, welfare, and mentoring of the highest standards and its maritime pathway provides […]
Support to SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity, Military Families Affected by Suicide
Shipwrights News | Posted on at 1:19 pm by Office Admin
The Shipwrights’ Company was very pleased to have been able to contribute to an extremely important and valuable new initiative from SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity, to provide support for ‘Military Families Affected by Suicide’. SSAFA has sent a summary of the service which can be found here and the link to their website is: […]
Summer Update from the Marine Society and Sea Cadets
Shipwrights News | Posted on at 9:51 am by Office Admin
The Shipwrights’ Company is exceptionally proud of its strong relationship with the Marine Society and Sea Cadets, specifically its support to the Sea Cadets which is directed at local, regional and national level annually. As in previous years the Company as made the following awards: City of London Sea Cadets – £3,000. Annual grant to […]
Shipwrights’ Grant to Tall Ships Youth Trust 2024-25 Report
Shipwrights News | Posted on July 25, 2025 at 11:43 am by Office Admin
Last year the Education and Charity committee of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights confirmed the annual grant to the Tall Ships Youth Trust (TSYT) and awarded them £20,000 in July 2024. As always TSYT put the funds to excellent use, and the grant enabled 173 young people to participate in potentially life-changing residential voyages with […]
MACS, Microphthalmia, Anophthalmia & Coloboma Support – Thanks and Impact Report
Shipwrights News | Posted on July 4, 2025 at 4:09 pm by Office Admin
At its recent meeting in June 2025 the Education and Charity Committee awarded £1,800 to MACS, Microphthalmia, Anophthalmia & Coloboma Support, a charity that supports young people with MACS conditions, those born without eyes or with underdeveloped eyes. The funds will be used to to enable 12-15 young people with MACS conditions to take part […]
Visit to Abbey Boatbuider – 14 June 2025
Shipwrights News | Posted on June 20, 2025 at 4:05 pm by Office Admin
Posted on LinkedIn – 20 June 2025 by the Clerk. On Saturday 14 June I was fortunate enough to join Abbey Boat Builder when she so generously hosted a networking event at Reedham in Norfolk to launch both the new yard and the project ‘British Boat Builders – preserving heritage marine crafts’. We were treated […]
English Open Challenger Championships 2025
Shipwrights News | Posted on June 19, 2025 at 3:08 pm by Chris Morgan-Matthews
The Shipwrights’ Company awards a £2,500 grant to Oxford Sailability each year to run the English Open Challenger Championship (EOCC). Oxford Sailability facilitates sailing for people with disabilities who compete for ‘The Shipwrights English National Trophy’. Court Assistant Mr James Wilkes represented the Company at EOCC again this year which took place on 7 & […]
Lyme Regis Boat Building Acaademy Newsletter
Shipwrights News | Posted on June 13, 2025 at 12:45 pm by Chris Morgan-Matthews
Will Reed, the Director and co-chair of trustees at Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy has kindly forwarded the Spring Newsletter which can be found at the following link: Newsletter-Spring-2025 The next Boat Launch will take place at BBA on Thursday 26 June 2025.
