ASTO is seeking to appoint a full time administrator to work closely with the ASTO Manager in the day-to-day running of the Association. The role will include routine management of an office and the administration of a number of schemes in addition to numerous project support roles for both annual recurring and one-off projects.

Following the appointment of Craig Burton to the post of RYA Chief Cruising Instructor, ASTO is seeking to appoint a manager to be responsible for the management and administration of ASTO. The manager runs the ASTO office and coordinates the day to day operation of the Association.

Every year The Tall Ships Races attract a spectacular range of vessels and this year 17 of them are from the UK Sail Training fleet!

See them in Hartlepool 7 - 10 August.

Young Canadian sailors learn the importance of drinking tea with UK Sail Training vessel.

Two girls from Canada aged 16 and 18 joined the UK vessel John Laing to take part in Leg 1 of The Tall Ships Races, racing from Antwerp to Aalborg in July. They described the experience as “Fantastic” and said “We have made so many new friends and learnt about different types of ships that we didn’t even know existed!”