{"id":16812,"date":"2025-03-16T17:18:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T17:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/?page_id=16812"},"modified":"2026-05-06T08:31:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T07:31:59","slug":"commodores-charities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/?page_id=16812","title":{"rendered":"Commodores Charities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Commodores Charities<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 2009px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"height: 19px; width: 33.8762%;\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Organisation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"height: 19px; width: 66.1238%;\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Comments<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.8762%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"logo\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oytsouth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Logo-OYT-South-V1.png\" alt=\"Ocean Youth Trust South\" width=\"591\" height=\"146\" data-height-percentage=\"63\" data-actual-width=\"591\" data-actual-height=\"146\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; width: 66.1238%;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-post-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Commodore\u2019s Charity<br \/>(2026\/27 season)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oytsouth.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ocean Youth Trust South<\/strong><\/a><br \/>Ocean Youth Trust South is an adventure sail training charity which takes young people aged 11-25 to sea in the 30-metre vessel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oytsouth.org\/our-vessel-prolific\/\">Prolific<\/a>. <br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 19px; width: 33.8762%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"284\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 19px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; width: 66.1238%;\" scope=\"col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-post-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Commodore\u2019s Charity<br \/>(2025\/26 season)<br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nci.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Coastwatch Institution<\/a><br \/><\/strong>National Coastwatch is a charity staffed and managed by volunteers who exist to assist in saving life at sea and along the coastline of Engand and Wales<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 201px;\">\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"height: 201px; width: 33.8762%;\" data-align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16232 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RNLI200-modified.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RNLI200-modified.jpg 257w, https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RNLI200-modified-190x300.jpg 190w\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"134\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"height: 201px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; width: 66.1238%;\" scope=\"col\" data-align=\"center\">\n<p>Commodore\u2019s Charities<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16784 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sailability-logo.gif.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sailability-logo.gif.jpg 482w, https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sailability-logo.gif-212x300.jpg 212w\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"124\" \/><br \/>(2024\/25 season)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/rnli.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RNLI<\/strong><\/a><br \/><em>With your support, we save lives at sea<\/em>.<br \/>&amp;<strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grafhamwatersailability.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grafham Water Sailability<\/a><br \/>A friendly, inclusive, sailing club for adults of all ages with a range of different disabilities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 180px;\">\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"height: 180px; width: 33.8762%;\" data-align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16232 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RNLI200-modified.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RNLI200-modified.jpg 257w, https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RNLI200-modified-190x300.jpg 190w\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"135\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"height: 180px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; width: 66.1238%;\" data-align=\"center\">Commodore\u2019s Charities<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15389 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Challege.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Challege.jpg 1542w, https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Challege-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Challege-1024x845.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Challege-768x634.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Challege-1536x1268.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Challege-363x300.jpg 363w\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"103\" \/><br \/>(2023\/2024 season)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/rnli.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RNLI<\/strong><\/a><br \/><em>With your support, we save lives at sea<\/em>.<a href=\"https:\/\/rnli.org\/about-us\/our-history\/2024\"><br \/>&amp;<\/a><br \/><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dlsrt.org.uk\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.dlsrt.org.uk\/\">Dunkirk Little Ships Restoration Trust<\/a><br \/><\/strong>for the restoration of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/?p=15368\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"15368\"><strong>Steam Tug Challenge<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 156px;\">\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"height: 156px; width: 33.8762%;\" data-align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.btac-services.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/cropped-BTAC320-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"101\" height=\"63\" \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.btac-services.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.btac-services.co.uk\/\">Barton Turf Adventure Centre<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"height: 156px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; width: 66.1238%;\" data-align=\"center\">Commodore\u2019s Charity<br \/>(2020\/2021, 2021\/2022, &amp; 2022\/2023 season)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.btac-services.co.uk\/\"><strong>Barton Turf Adventure Centre<\/strong><\/a><br \/><em>Based at Barton Broad (about 10 miles north of Wroxham), Barton Turf Adventure Centre is a family run sailing school, adventure activity and environmental studies centre.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 107px;\">\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"height: 107px; width: 33.8762%;\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rnli.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/rnli.org\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/RNLI.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"height: 107px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; width: 66.1238%;\" data-align=\"center\">Commodore\u2019s Charity<br \/>(2018\/2019, 2019\/2020 season)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/rnli.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RNLI<\/strong><\/a><br \/><em>With your support, we save lives at sea<\/em>.<br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 220px;\">\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"height: 220px; width: 33.8762%;\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.east-anglian-sailing-trust.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.east-anglian-sailing-trust.org.uk\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/9e18cb_03a5c596a71d477c9e06af8250d3953b~mv2.jpg\/v1\/fill\/w_85,h_85,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto\/Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Logo\" width=\"104\" height=\"104\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.east-anglian-sailing-trust.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.east-anglian-sailing-trust.org.uk\/\">East Anglian Sailing Trust (EAST)<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"height: 220px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; width: 66.1238%;\" data-align=\"center\">Commodore\u2019s Charity<br \/>(2017\/2018 season)<br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.east-anglian-sailing-trust.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.east-anglian-sailing-trust.org.uk\/\">East Anglian Sailing Trust (EAST)<\/a><\/strong><br \/><em>providing children and adults with disabilities regular opportunities to access and enjoy sailing activities<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 178px;\">\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"height: 178px; width: 33.8762%;\" data-align=\"center\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/logo-Shipwrecked.png\" alt=\"Shipwrecked Mariners Society\" \/><\/figure>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shipwreckedmariners.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shipwreckedmariners.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shipwrecked Mariners Society<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shipwreckedmariners.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">)<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"height: 178px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; width: 66.1238%;\" data-align=\"center\">Commodore\u2019s Charity<br \/>(2016\/2017 season)<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shipwreckedmariners.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Shipwrecked Mariners Society<\/strong><\/a><br \/><em>Since 1839, the Shipwrecked Mariners\u2019 Society charity has been providing vital financial support and practical assistance to merchant seafarers, fishermen, and their dependants in need.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 129px;\">\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"height: 129px; width: 33.8762%;\" data-align=\"center\">\n<figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canalability.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.canalability.org.uk\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/logo-canalability.png\" alt=\"Canal Ability\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.canalability.org.uk\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.canalability.org.uk\/\">CanalAbility<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"height: 129px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; width: 66.1238%;\" data-align=\"center\">Commodore\u2019s Charity<br \/>(2015\/2016 season)<br \/><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canalability.org.uk\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.canalability.org.uk\/\">CanalAbility<\/a><\/strong><br \/><em>An award winning charity dedicated to providing the facilities for disabled people and people with special needs to enjoy boating on the river on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canalability.org.uk\/our-canal-boats\/\">specially adapted canal boats<\/a>.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 97px;\">\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"height: 97px; width: 33.8762%;\" data-align=\"center\">\n<figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sail4cancer.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.sail4cancer.org.uk\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/logo-Sail4Cancer.png\" alt=\"Sail 4 Cancer\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sail4cancer.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.sail4cancer.org.uk\/\">Sail 4 Cancer<\/a> <\/em><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"height: 97px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; width: 66.1238%;\" data-align=\"center\">Commodore\u2019s Charity<br \/>(2014\/2015 season)<br \/><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sail4cancer.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.sail4cancer.org.uk\/\"><strong>Sail 4 Cancer<\/strong><\/a><\/em><br \/><em>Sail 4 Cancer is a sailing charity that was set up in 2001 by a group of keen sailors who had all lost a close friend or relative to cancer.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 173px;\">\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"height: 173px; width: 33.8762%;\" data-align=\"center\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/logo-pioneer-sailing.jpg\" alt=\"Pioneer Sailing Trust\" \/><\/figure>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pioneerck18.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(Pioneer Sailing Trust)<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"height: 173px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; width: 66.1238%;\" data-align=\"center\">Commodore\u2019s Charity<br \/>(2013\/2014 season) <br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/pioneerck18.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Pioneer Sailing Trust<\/strong><\/a><br \/><em>Based at Harkers Yard, Essex, the Trust provide learning opportunities for young people to equip them with skills for life, both at sea and on land<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 182px;\">\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"height: 182px; width: 33.8762%;\" data-align=\"center\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/logo-Rona-Sailing.png\" alt=\"Rona Sailgin Project\" \/><\/figure>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ronasailingproject.org.uk\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ronasailingproject.org.uk\/\">(Rona Sailing Project)<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"height: 182px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; width: 66.1238%;\" data-align=\"center\">\n<p>Commodore\u2019s Charity<br \/>(pre 2013 season) <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ronasailingproject.org.uk\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ronasailingproject.org.uk\/\"><strong>Rona Sailing Project<\/strong><\/a><br \/>The RSP is a registered charity and a volunteer-based Sail Training Organisation.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 161px;\">\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"height: 161px; width: 33.8762%;\" data-align=\"center\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/logo-Tall-ships-youth-trust.png\" alt=\"Tall Ships Youth Trust\" \/><\/figure>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/tallships.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(Tall Ships Youth Trust)<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center; height: 161px; vertical-align: middle; width: 66.1238%;\" data-align=\"center\">Commodore\u2019s Charity<br \/>(pre 2013 season) <br \/><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tallships.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tall Ships Youth Trust<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Formed in 1956, the UK\u2019s oldest and largest youth development sail training charity. We sail all-year round and help young people, aged 12-25 from across the country, to redefine their horizons on our transformational voyages.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commodores Charities Organisation Comments Commodore\u2019s Charity(2026\/27 season)Ocean Youth Trust SouthOcean Youth Trust South is an adventure sail training charity which takes young people aged 11-25 to sea in the 30-metre vessel Prolific. Commodore\u2019s Charity(2025\/26 season)National Coastwatch InstitutionNational Coastwatch is a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/?page_id=16812\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16696,"parent":1382,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16812","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16812"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17830,"href":"https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16812\/revisions\/17830"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1382"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socasailing.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}