News release - Gosport Marine Futures opportunity 3Feb16...

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N e w s R e l e a s e Forimmediaterelease3rdFebruary2016GosportMarineScenesearchesfor10youngcrewtorepresentGosportinSmallShipsRace!GosportMarineSceneisofferingalife-changingopportunitytotenyoungpeoplefromGosportintheformofasailtrainingbursarycalled‘GosportMarineFutures’,whichincludesaplaceintheSmallShipsRace.All14-17yearsoldlivingintheGosportareacanapply.Learningtosaildevelopspersonalskillsthatimproveyoungpeople’sabilitytosucceedinlife,andoffersaroutetomaritimejobsandcareers.“Thecrewwillbegina6-monthcourseofteambuildingactivitiesandsailtraining,designedaroundschoolcommitments,withGosport’sLittleBrigs,Cowes-basedUKSAandGAFIRS,theStokesBayrescueservice.InAugust,ourteamwillracefromDartmouthtoGosportwithDiscoverySailingProject,competingagainst150youngcrewfromaroundtheUK,”explainsCouncillorJohnBeavisMBEwho,togetherwiththeteamsatMotiv8andtheGosportCommunitySafetyPartnership,wasGosportMarineScene’sinspirationtodeveloptheprogramme.Oncompletionofthesailtraining,thecrewwillearnRYACompetentCrewaccreditation,andreceivesupporttojoinlocalsailingclubsortheGosportSeaCadetUnit,tocontinuetodeveloptheirskills.TheywillmeetlocalemployersformarineworkexperienceandbecometheGosportMarineSceneYouthAmbassadors.TheywillpassonthebatontothenextcrewattheGosportMarineFestivalon27thMay2017.SpeakingatBridgemarySchool,tostudentsattendingtheGosportEnterprisingWomenevent,AbbyThomson,FoundingDirectorofGosportMarineScenesaid‘Weaimtoinspirethenextgenerationtotakeupsailingandcareersinthemaritimesector.Over1000freeon-the-watertastersessionshavebeendeliveredsince2013.GosportMarineFuturesisthenextstepforus.Thiswillbeanadventure,achallenge,andanexperienceyouwillneverforget.Theskillsyoulearnwillhelpyouforyourwholelife.”GosportMPCarolineDinenageadded“IhopealltheGosportcommunitywillgetbehindourcrewandfollowtheirprogressviatheGosportMarineFestivalfacebookpage”.Toapplyforthisincredibleopportunityvisitwww.gosportmarinefestival.org.uktodownloadfulldetailsonGosportMarineFutures,includingdatesandanapplicationform.Closingdateis21stFebruary2016.Youdon’tneedprevioussailingexperience.Youmustbeupforachallenge.The10successfulcrew,togetherasateam,willfundraise£150pp,whichisthefinal10%ofthecostoftheprogramme.

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BusinessesareinvitedtogetinvolvedwiththeGosportMarineFuturesprogrammethroughvarioussponsorshipopportunities.Todiscussthesepleaseemailabby@gosportmarinescene.com ENDSNotesforEditorsAboutGosportMarineSceneandGosport:GosportMarineSceneistheorganiserofGosport'sMarineBusinessNetwork,theGosportMarineFestival(June2015),andaTalent&CareerProgramme.GosportPeninsulaisacentreofexcellenceinoceanracing,sailtraining,marinetourismandtrade.GosportisthehomeofAlexThomsonRacing&HugoBoss,ClipperRoundtheWorldRace,GlobalOceanRace,SailTrainingInternational,ASTO,OceanYouthTrustSouth,Lee-on-SolentRYAOnboard...justforstartersTofindoutmoreaboutGosportMarineScenevisitwww.gosportmarinescene.com