About

Based in Cowes, our charity is focussed on empowering 18-29 year olds and other groups through sailing yachts that might otherwise seem beyond reach.

We provide affordable sailing opportunities to promote skills of leadership, teamwork & safety through building confidence, social skills & resilience with a respect for the elements and the sea.

See Charity Commission – Charity number: 1211492

Our goal is open the doors to university and college sailing clubs, schools and other sailing clubs to help sailors transition from dinghies to keelboats whatever their backgrounds or social connections.

Our Alumni of nearly 1000 participants over more than 15 years include Olympians, America’s Cup, TP52, Cape 31 and members of many other Grand Prix professional teams.


Let’s build something together.


Cowes Keelboat Youth Charity.

Registered Charity 1211492