Volunteer Sea Staff
Become a volunteer sea staff member with us and you will...
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Start or progress your career in sail training
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Change lives
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Gain experience
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Learn new skills
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Join our community
Our 2022 sailing season runs from April to September, and we are looking for volunteer Watch Leaders, 1st Mates and Skippers.
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Watch Leader: we only require you to have some sailing experience… and a lot of enthusiasm!
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1st Mate: you will need qualifications (once in position), but please contact us if you don’t currently hold any qualifications and would like to discuss training opportunities.
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Skipper: we require you to hold a Commercially Endorsed Yachtmaster certificate.
*All our volunteer sea staff will be required to have a DBS check (cost covered by us) before going to sea.
How do I become a volunteer sea staff member?
1. Take a look at our volunteer training schedule and frequently asked questions
2. Send your completed application form to shannon@sailingtectona.co.uk and let us know which volunteer training weekend you can attend
3. We will confirm your place on the training voyage and take payment (£30)
4. Once you have successfully completed your training voyage we will invite you to become a Sailing Tectona sea staff member (see below) and you are ready to come sailing!
Sea Staff Membership
After successfully completing your training weekend we will invite you to become a sea staff member of Sailing Tectona.
Annual sea staff membership costs £60 (£30 concessionary rate).
Benefits of our sea staff membership include:
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Hear first about available places on sailing voyages
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Free sailing on any voyages throughout the year- as many as you would like to join!
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Sea staff t-shirt
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Regular Sailing Tectona e-newsletters
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Opportunities to join training courses