The Long Way Up sailing adventure A Cornish charity has launched a campaign to find a team of wounded veterans for an ambitious 2,000-mile sailing expedition from Land’s End to John O’ Groats - and back. Turn to Starboard is offering a unique opportunity for 50 ex-Service personnel who have been wounded or injured to [...]
How sailing round the British isles with Turn to Starboard helped former Royal Marine Dan Fielding find a new purpose for his life. Dan aboard the Spirit of Falmouth After he had been medically discharged from the Royal Marines in 2008, Dan Fielding was reaching the depths of despair. “I just wasn’t sure [...]
Wanna get togged up and raise some money to help injured Forces veterans through a sailing charity? ' Course you do! Turn to Starboard is inviting friends, supporters and well-wishers to join them for its fourth annual Dining in Night on Saturday, 23 November. The charity (which does brilliant work) will host the black-tie event at [...]
A war vets charity is seeking military veterans to help restore a historic wooden motor boat, gifted to the sailing charity earlier this year. The project aims to carry out the repair or replacement of rotted hull timber, while helping those involved to learn some traditional boat-building skills. Built in 1964, the 48-foot [...]
A sailing charity for injured veterans has been given a boost after reaching the halfway mark of its campaign to buy a new training boat. Turn to Starboard is saying a huge thank you to all its fundraisers, supporters and volunteers for raising more than £50,000 of the £100,000 needed to purchase an additional training [...]
Release from Turn to Starboard: Turn to Starboard is launching a recruitment drive with a difference – to find adventure-seeking military veterans for another round-Britain sailing expedition on board a classic tall ship. Last summer the ‘Spirit of Falmouth’ set sail on the Turn to Starboard Round Britain Challenge 2016. The crew sailed anti-clockwise around the British [...]
A team of apprentices from the construction company Balfour Beatty tested their skills with a weekend of water-based activities with a sailing charity. Emerging Talent apprentices visited Turn to Starboard in Falmouth and set sail on board the Spirit of Falmouth, where they adopted the role of crew members to learn leadership skills. The 11-strong [...]
