Seas Your Future

Seas Your Future is the trading name of a not-for profit charity Adventure Under sail, registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales (1124276), established in 2008 initially as a small fundraising charity to give bursaries for sail training, which in 2012 became the owner of the tall ship Pelican of London. The ship has berth capacity for up to 35 trainees and 13 crew and volunteers. We offer a variety of voyage programmes from 7 days to 6 months, and we sail for 48 weeks every year - around the UK and Europe from April to October, and in the autumn and winter period on 6-month transatlantic voyages. Our sailing programme is agreed 12-24 months in advance. We use Sail Training programmes to enable young people to discover and extend their abilities, values, passions and responsibilities in situations that offer adventure, challenge and the unexpected. They take responsibility by becoming the ship’s crew, communicating and working together to ensure a successful journey, developing their character, resilience, self-confidence, and independence. We deliver Maritime Careers taster and training opportunities, to experience life on-board, safety at sea, seamanship, navigation, engineering, and teamwork. We deliver Ocean Science educational voyages to young people who care passionately about safeguarding the planet, focussed on changes to the marine environment and climate. A key charitable objective is to ensure that voyages are open to young people aged 14-25 from all backgrounds by seeking to subsidise costs for those that cannot pay. We work in strategic partnership with charities and community organisations, education providers, vocational trainers, port authorities and local councils. Partners pay a voyage fee to AUS, which achieves around 70% cost recovery, and we rely upon grants, donations and fundraising for the remainder. This makes voyages affordable to all young people including those from disadvantaged backgrounds.