jarhead young sailors foundation
A non-profit organisation with the principal purpose of educating children and youths in the sport of sailing. The Foundation also provides training for local and offshore sailing regattas.
OUR MISSION
The Jarhead Young Sailors Foundation is a non-profit voluntary organisation with the principal purpose of educating children and youths in the sport of sailing.
Currently the organisation administers ‘Jarhead’ and ‘JYS Jan’ which are two 36-foot J-109 racing sailing boats. The main scope of the Foundation is to reach out to mainstream primary and secondary school students who have never experienced the sport of sailing.
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Founder’s Statement
Stubborn, obstinance, something that won’t give up, will battle the odds no matter what. No pretentious connotations, bottom of the rung and willing to climb, not to be messed with – even in defeat undefeated.
Mission critical is to take the young who don’t get the breaks, for whatever reason, foster them in self-belief, reach down inside and open up stillborn opportunity, fling wide the windows of opportunity.
Instil resilience and inspire them by casting them adrift, on the low down and dirty, the eponymous ‘Jarhead’, a 36-foot racing sloop. Off into the deep blue sea, beyond the sight of land, way beyond their comfort zone, to a place where the horizon never ends.
Gregory Nasmyth
